# NTSB SEA79FA011: Cessna 185, N80169, Joseph, OR, November 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1978
- Place: Joseph, OR · JOSEPH, OR
- Location: 45.3525° N, 117.2304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joseph, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3525&lon=-117.2304&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3183   78/11/5 NR.JOSEPH,OR          CESSNA 185          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 400
        TIME - 1630                    N80169              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RED'S HORSE RANCH,OR        LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT CRASHED ON WESTERLY HDG.SUN ON HORIZON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80169](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80169-1981-10-13), registration cancelled 1981-10-13, S/N 18503100 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- 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 19781105037469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781105037469A), Nov 5, 1978: Cessna A185E, Joseph, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Acft crashed on westerly hdg. Sun on horizon.

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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