# Accident 19830530021949A: Cessna 180J, North Bend, WA, May 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: North Bend, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3906° N, 121.6109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3906&lon=-121.6109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42917 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT O4704
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 27 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830530021949A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE SIDE OF A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. INDICATES PILOT WAS FOLLOWING A FREEWAY PRIOR TO IMPACT. NO WX BRIEF.

## 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 SEA83FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA115), May 30, 1983: Cessna 180J (N42917), North Bend, WA, 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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