# NTSB SEA79FA012: Cessna 177B, N11606, Kimberly, OR, November 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1978
- Place: Kimberly, OR · KIMBERLY, OR
- Location: 44.7593° N, 119.6444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kimberly, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7593&lon=-119.6444&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FA012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3435   78/11/9 NR.KIMBERLY,OR        CESSNA 177B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 122
        TIME - 0855                    N11606              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKER,OR                    MADRAS,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              20
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          350                                                       40
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- GENERAL DISINTEGRATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11606](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11606-1979-03-21), registration cancelled 1979-03-21, S/N 17702356 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (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 19781109040659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781109040659A), Nov 9, 1978: Cessna 177, Kimberly, OR, Destroyed. General disintegration.

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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