# NTSB SEA80DYE28: Cessna 172, N79242, Concrete, WA, April 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1980
- Place: Concrete, WA · CONCRETE, WA
- Location: 48.5328° N, 121.7541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concrete, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5328&lon=-121.7541&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYE28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0269  80/4/12    CONCRETE,WA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 259
        TIME - 1900                    N79242              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONCRETE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCRETE,WA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT PHONE CABLE BENEATH POWER LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79242](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79242-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 17257992, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Concrete

## 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 19800412008679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800412008679A), Apr 12, 1980: Cessna 172K, Concrete, WA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed after striking powerlines that were 140 feet above ground.

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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