# Accident 19781203039859A: Cessna 180E, Connell, WA, December 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1978
- Place: Connell, WA
- Airport: Connell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 46.6613° N, 118.8306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CONNELL CITY (WA14), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6613&lon=-118.8306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7616K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7616K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 24 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYP06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781203039859A

## 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 SEA79DYP06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP06), Dec 3, 1978: Cessna 180 (N7616K), Connell, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7616K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780531013329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780531013329A), May 31, 1978: Cessna 180E (N7616K), Connell, WA, 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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