# Accident 19781104036619A: Cessna 180E, Mt Katahdin, ME, November 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1978
- Place: Mt Katahdin, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N5094E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5094E-1982-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 769 total, 32 in this make and model, 287 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DNC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781104036619A

## Narrative

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

81LBS OVR MAX GWT AT TKOF.

## 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 NYC79DNC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC08), Nov 4, 1978: Cessna 180 (N5094E), Mt Katahdin, ME, substantial damage

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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