# NTSB SEA78FA006: Cessna 182J, N3383F, Umpqua, OR, October 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1977
- Place: Umpqua, OR · UMPQUA, OR
- Location: 43.3654° N, 123.4684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Umpqua, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3654&lon=-123.4684&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA006

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4149   77/10/5 NR.UMPQUA,OR          CESSNA 182J         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 300
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3383F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TWIN FALLS,ID               NORTH BEND,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 5/8/79. HIT MOUNTAIN SLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3383F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3383F-1980-09-11), registration cancelled 1980-09-11, S/N 182257383, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19771005043569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771005043569A), Oct 5, 1977: Cessna 182J, OR, Destroyed. Aircraft damage and injury index presumed.

## Other investigations on N3383F (2)

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 FTW69D0496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0496), May 2, 1969: Cessna 182 (N3383F), Guymon, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0223), Feb 15, 1967: Cessna 182 (N3383F), Ft Collins, CO, substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.