# Accident 19791018034939A: Cessna 177RG, Ephrata, WA, October 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1979, 13:14 local time
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3121° N, 119.5344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ephrata, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3121&lon=-119.5344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34948, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34948-1980-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 587 total, 224 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791018034939A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT,ON SPECIAL VFR TO AIRPORT IN ADVERSE WEATHER,MISREAD TO/FROM ON VOR. FLEW INTO CLOUDS AND GROUND.

## 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 SEA80FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA004), Oct 18, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N34948), Ephrata, WA, destroyed, 2 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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