# NTSB SEA80DYP16: Cessna 172, Orofino, ID, March 31, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1980
- Place: Orofino, ID · OROFINO, ID
- Location: 46.4849° N, 116.2530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orofino, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4849&lon=-116.2530&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYP16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYP16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0005  80/3/31  NR.OROFINO,ID         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1700                    C-GMEJ              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  24, 145 TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         OROFINO,ID                   GRANGEVILLE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- UN OUTCLIMB MTN RIDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GMEJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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