# Accident 19781221045119A: Cessna 182H, Panama, NY, December 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1978
- Place: Panama, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 42.0686° N, 79.4872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panama, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0686&lon=-79.4872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71206, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71206-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,025 total, 0 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781221045119A

## 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 NYC79FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA016), Dec 21, 1978: Cessna 182 (N71206), Panama, NY, substantial damage, 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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