# Accident 19780702032839A: Cessna 182H, Red Bluff, CA, July 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1978
- Place: Red Bluff, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 40.1735° N, 122.2415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Bluff, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1735&lon=-122.2415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3873D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3873D-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 55 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FAO36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FAO36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780702032839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK78FAO36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FAO36), Jul 2, 1978: Cessna 182A (N3873D), Red Bluff, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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