# Accident 19781214038389A: Cessna 182H, Dighton, KS, December 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1978
- Place: Dighton, KS
- Airport: Dighton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.4889° N, 100.4817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DIGHTON (K65), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4889&lon=-100.4817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8997X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8997X-1979-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 134 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781214038389A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MKC79DCQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ05), Dec 14, 1978: Cessna 182 (N8997X), Dighton, KS, destroyed

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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