# NTSB SEA80DYM58: Cessna 172, N4923D, Molalla, OR, September 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1980
- Place: Molalla, OR · MOLALLA, OR
- Location: 45.1493° N, 122.5849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Molalla, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1493&lon=-122.5849&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129010
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYM58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYM58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3016   80/9/4    MOLALLA,OR          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 102
        TIME - 2015                    N4923D              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUTCHINSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          AURORA,OR                   RETURN                       MOLALLA,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LND BETWEEN RWY AND TAXIWAY IN SOFT GRND. REFLECTORS ALONG RWY EDGE.DUSK,FIRST LNGD AT ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4923D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4923D), registered now, S/N 17272399, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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
- Airport: Hutchinson

## 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 19800904040979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800904040979A), Sep 4, 1980: Cessna 172N, Mollala, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot landed off runway in soft terrain causing 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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