# NTSB SEA80FA020: Cessna 172N, N2340E, Dufur, OR, February 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1980
- Place: Dufur, OR · DUFUR, OR
- Location: 45.4531° N, 121.1287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dufur, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4531&lon=-121.1287&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132314
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FA020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0079  80/2/24    DUFUR,OR            CESSNA 172N         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 195
        TIME - 1245                    N2340E              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILLSBORO,OR                PRINEVILLE,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       43
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED FLYING LOW IN AREA OF DENSE PATCHES OF FOG NR ACDNT SITE.COLLIDED W RISING TRRN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2340E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2340E-1983-01-15), registration cancelled 1983-01-15, S/N 17271243, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800224007429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224007429A), Feb 24, 1980: Cessna 172N, Dufur, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew airplane into fogbank at low altitude. Impacted rising 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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