# Accident 19781123044559A: Cessna 182, Mcadoo, PA, November 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1978
- Place: Mcadoo, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 40.9010° N, 75.9924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAdoo, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9010&lon=-75.9924&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5170F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5170F-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 482 total, 3 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781123044559A

## Narrative

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

BRIEFED BY AF WX FACILITY PERSONNEL. PERSONNEL-MIN VISEILING INFO MISSING ON BRIEF

## 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 NYC79FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA012), Nov 23, 1978: Cessna 172F (N5170F), Mcadoo, PA, substantial damage, 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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