# Accident 19801015065389A: Cessna 182Q, Ashland, OR, October 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1980, 23:24 local time
- Place: Ashland, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1922° N, 122.6983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1922&lon=-122.6983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735PZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735PZ-1982-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 295 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801015065389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTING CROSS COUNTRY VFR WHEN MOUNTAIN TOPS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.

## 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 SEA81FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA002), Oct 15, 1980: Cessna 182Q (N735PZ), Ashland, OR, destroyed, 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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