# Accident 19781109040659A: Cessna 177, Kimberly, OR, November 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1978
- Place: Kimberly, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 44.7593° N, 119.6444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kimberly, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7593&lon=-119.6444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11606, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11606-1979-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 122 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781109040659A

## Narrative

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

GENERAL DISINTEGRATION.

## 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 SEA79FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA012), Nov 9, 1978: Cessna 177B (N11606), Kimberly, OR, destroyed, 1 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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