# NTSB LAX80FJA11: Cessna 172E, N9982Q, Lanai City, HI, February 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1980
- Place: Lanai City, HI · LANAI CITY, HI
- Location: 20.8279° N, 156.9147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lanai City, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8279&lon=-156.9147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FJA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FJA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1497  80/2/15    LANAI CITY,HI       CESSNA 172E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 13977
        TIME - 1500                    N9982Q              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KAHULUI,HI                  LANAI CITY,HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      72
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          230                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PIREP AT TIME OF ACDNT REPORTED MTNS OBSCURED,HVY RAIN SHOWERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9982Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9982Q-2009-08-07), registration cancelled 2009-08-07, S/N R172E-0226, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna R172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (registry code 2072413) (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 19800215002969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800215002969A), Feb 15, 1980: Cessna 172E, Lanai City, HI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. VFR airplane flew into the side of mountain obscured by clouds and rain showers.

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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