# NTSB SEA66D0272: Cessna 172, N8141X, Heppner, OR, May 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1966
- Place: Heppner, OR · HEPPNER, OR
- Location: 45.3529° N, 119.5605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Heppner, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3529&lon=-119.5605&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171757
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0272
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0272

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1371  66/5/12  NR.HEPPNER OREG       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 175
        TIME - 0730                    N8141X              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMNER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8141X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8141X-2015-05-21), registration cancelled 2015-05-21, S/N 17248641, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sumner Field

## Other investigations on N8141X (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 WPR13LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA378), Aug 18, 2013: Cessna 172B (N8141X), Sisters, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because the engine was not properly preserved to prevent corrosion after the wreckage was recovered from the lake.

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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