# Accident 19780917028719A: Cessna A185E, Woodland, CA, September 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1978
- Place: Woodland, CA
- Airport: Woodland Watts
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.6715° N, 121.7505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6715&lon=-121.7505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80330, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80330-1993-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 492 total, 121 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVG81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG81) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917028719A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 24K.

## 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 OAK78DVG81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG81), Sep 17, 1978: Cessna 185 (N80330), Woodland, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N80330 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800731032229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800731032229A), Jul 31, 1980: Cessna A185F (N80330), Kodiak, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Struck trees on mountain flying in cloud layer. Strong surface winds. Pilot not IFR rated. No flight plan.

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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