# NTSB SEA80DYE21: Cessna 150, N5742G, Toledo, WA, March 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1980
- Place: Toledo, WA · TOLEDO, WA
- Location: 46.4447° N, 122.8522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toledo, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4447&lon=-122.8522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131757
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYE21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0264   80/3/2  NR.TOLEDO,WA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N5742G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOLEDO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOQUIAM,WA                 TOLEDO,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN SWAMPY AREA W TREES.NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5742G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5742G-1980-05-30), registration cancelled 1980-05-30, S/N 15071242 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Toledo

## 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 19800302004189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800302004189A), Mar 2, 1980: Cessna 150K, Toledo, WA, Destroyed. Engine failed after descent into traffic pattern. Student pilot crashed attempting emergency landing.

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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