# NTSB SEA78FA064: Cessna 185F, N80172, Riggins, ID, September 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1978
- Place: Riggins, ID · RIGGINS, ID
- Location: 45.4206° N, 116.3176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riggins, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4206&lon=-116.3176&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FA064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2909  78/9/11    RIGGINS,ID          CESSNA 185F         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 824
        TIME - 1215                    N80172              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASCADE,ID                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  6500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MTN TOPS OBS.WX BRIEFING OBTND FM SHORT WAVE RADIO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80172](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80172-1981-05-15), registration cancelled 1981-05-15, S/N 18503101 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (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 19780911034889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780911034889A), Sep 11, 1978: Cessna A185E, Riggins, ID, Destroyed. Mtn tops OBS.wx briefing obtnd fm short wave radio.

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.

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