# Accident 19770730026639A: Cessna 320E, Yamhill, OR, July 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1977
- Place: Yamhill, OR
- Airport: Flying M Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 45.3408° N, 123.1845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yamhill, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3408&lon=-123.1845&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3492Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3492Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320E (registry code 2074514, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,336 total, 70 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DYM54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYM54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770730026639A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOT FAMILIAR WITH ARPT.PLT THOUGHT FIRST 1/3 RWY WAS OFF-ARPT.T/D LONG.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 SEA77DYM54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYM54), Jul 30, 1977: Cessna 320E (N3492Q), Yamhill, OR, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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