# NTSB SEA78FYA03: Cessna 180, N67178, Aberdeen, ID, December 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1977
- Place: Aberdeen, ID · ABERDEEN, ID
- Location: 42.9441° N, 112.8384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aberdeen, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9441&lon=-112.8384&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3795  77/12/11   ABERDEEN,ID         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 525
        TIME - 1650                    N67178              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMERICAN FALLS,ID           ABERDEEN,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LANDING ON ROAD.HIT POWER LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N67178 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19771211038169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771211038169A), Dec 11, 1977: Cessna 180, Aberdeen, ID, Substantial damage. Attempted landing on road. Hit power lines.

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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