# Accident 19781029039719A: Cessna 180E, Wallkill, NY, October 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1978
- Place: Wallkill, NY
- Airport: Kobelt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.6242° N, 74.1417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KOBELT (N45), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6242&lon=-74.1417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7853A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7853A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,960 total, 100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DFA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781029039719A

## 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 NYC79DFA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFA02), Oct 29, 1978: Cessna 180 (N7853A), Wallkill, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7853A (1)

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

- [Accident 19770326010219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770326010219A), Mar 26, 1977: Cessna 180A (N7853A), Red Hook, NY, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 25K.

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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