# Accident 19781121041989A: Cessna 175A, Rileyville, VA, November 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1978
- Place: Rileyville, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.7651° N, 78.3881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rileyville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7651&lon=-78.3881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8140T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8140T-1981-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175B (registry code 2072506, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 422 total, 194 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781121041989A

## Narrative

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

USED IFR CHARTS FOR NAV.CRUISE AT 3500FT IND.OVRCST 4000FT,STRUCK AT 3200FT MSL.FND 11/22/78.

## 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 IAD79FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA016), Nov 21, 1978: Cessna 175B (N8140T), Rileyville, VA, 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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