# Accident 19801108089979A: Cessna 172M, Hoquiam, WA, November 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1980
- Place: Hoquiam, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9772° N, 123.9097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hoquiam, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9772&lon=-123.9097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61614, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61614-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 70 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801108089979A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED ON INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH 2 PASSENGERS. BECAME MISSING, PRESUMED FATAL. FIRST INTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA81FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA058), Nov 8, 1980: Cessna 172M (N61614), Quinault, WA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N61614 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19881108050659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881108050659A), Nov 8, 1988: Cessna 172M (N61614), Quinault, WA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Struck trees and crashed while flying low in hilly terrain with strong surface winds. Appears spotting for elk.

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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