# NTSB SEA76DYI02: Cessna 172, N3880Q, Fields, OR, July 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1975
- Place: Fields, OR · FIELDS, OR
- Location: 42.2643° N, 118.6752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fields, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2643&lon=-118.6752&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYI02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYI02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2806   75/7/4  NR.FIELDS,OR          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 208
        TIME - 1030                    N3880Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILLSBORO,OR                ALVORD LAKE,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- MISTAKINGLY LANDED IN SOFT BORAX LAKE BED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3880Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3880Q), registered now, S/N 17259980, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750704018449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750704018449A), Jul 4, 1975: Cessna 172L, Fields, OR, Substantial damage. Mistakingly landed in soft borax lake bed.

## Other investigations on N3880Q (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 SEA83LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA031), Dec 13, 1982: Cessna 172L (N3880Q), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage

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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