# Accident 19781105037469A: Cessna A185E, Joseph, OR, November 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1978
- Place: Joseph, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 45.3525° N, 117.2304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joseph, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3525&lon=-117.2304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80169, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80169-1981-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781105037469A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED ON WESTERLY HDG.SUN ON HORIZON.

## 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 SEA79FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA011), Nov 5, 1978: Cessna 185 (N80169), Joseph, OR, destroyed, 3 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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