# Accident 19781118036029A: Cessna 180E, Franklin, IN, November 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1978
- Place: Franklin, IN
- Airport: Franklin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.4956° N, 86.0502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4956&lon=-86.0502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3868C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3868C-2011-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,138 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEX08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781118036029A

## 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 CHI79FEX08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX08), Nov 18, 1978: Cessna 180 (N3868C), Franklin, IN, 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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