# Accident 20201107015689A: Cessna R172K, Manzinita, OR, November 7, 2020 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 7, 2020, 16:00 local time - Place: Manzinita, OR - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Descent - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Aircraft: N1444V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1444V-2021-10-02) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201107015689A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AFTER TAKING OFF FROM TILLAMOOK AIRPORT (TMK), OR, APPROX 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE IMPACT SITE, A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE IMPACT THE OCEAN JUST SHORT OF FALCON ROCK IN WHAT THE WITNESS DESCRIBED AS A CONTROLLED DESCENT AND FLIGHT INTO THE WATER. AN ALNOT WAS ISSUED AND A SEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE AIR FORCE AND COAST GUARD. SOME DEBRIS WAS FOUND (NOSE LANDING GEAR) BUT THE MAIN WRECKAGE AND BODY WERE NOT RECOVERED. THE SEARCH WAS CALLED OFF AFTER SEVERAL HOURS THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS OBTAINED BY THE TILLAMOOK SHERIFFS OFFICE. THE WITNESS PROVIDED A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS FROM WHEN SHE INITIALLY NOTICED THE AIRPLANE AT APPROX 1500 FEET FROM APPROX 1200 FEET AWAYFROM HER VANTAGE POINT ON CAPE FALCON. SHE WAS ABLE TO WITNESS THE AIRCRAFT?S FLIGHT WITH DETAIL AND HEAR THE ENGINE. SHE WATCHED THE AIRCRAFT AS IT ENTERED THE SMUGGLER COVE AREA AND WAVED AT THE AIRCRAFT. SHE SAW THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS STARTING TO SLOWLY REDUCE ALTITUDE AS IT FLEW CLOSER TO HER POSITION. SHE CONTINUED TO WATCH THE FLIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE IN CONTROLLED FLIGHT IN ITS DESCENT AND THE ENGINE RPM WAS CONSISTENT WITH CRUISING FLIGHT SOUND. SHE SAW THE AIRCRAFT STRIKE THE OCEAN JUST BEFORE FALCON ROCK. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE OCEAN SURFACE BELLY FIRST WITH THE LANDING GEAR HITTING THE WATER AND THE NOSE STRUCK IMEDIATELY AFTER WITH THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTING TO THE LEFT WITH THE LEFT TIP OF THE WING ENTERING THE WATER. AT THAT POINT A LARGE WAVE BROKE ACROSS FALCON ROCK AND THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT BEING NO LONGER VISIBLE. ## NTSB investigation None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search ## Other reports on N1444V (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20030314017439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030314017439A), Mar 14, 2003: Cessna R172K (N1444V), Richmond, VA, 1 fatal. (-23) After having started the engine, the pilot asked the passenger to exit the aircraft to remove the left main wheel chock, which was not removed during the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.