# NTSB SEA80DYM53: Aero Comdr 100, N2924T, Prineville, OR, August 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1980
- Place: Prineville, OR · PRINEVILLE, OR
- Location: 44.2985° N, 120.8607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prineville, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2985&lon=-120.8607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129291
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYM53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYM53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3376  80/8/17  NR.PRINEVILLE,OR      AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 253
        TIME - 0915                    N2924T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 247 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURNS,OR                   PRINEVILLE,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LOW FLT IN CANYON LOOKING FOR GAME. HIT PHONE LINE 30FT AGL,GASCOLATOR SEPD FM ENG.LNDD IN TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2924T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2924T-1981-03-13), registration cancelled 1981-03-13, S/N 065, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202) (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 19800817082809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800817082809A), Aug 17, 1980: Slinds 100ACMDR, Prineville, OR, Substantial damage. Struck wire flying low in a canyon. Impact severed gasculator. Ememgency landing in unsuitable terrain.

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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