# NTSB SEA80FA031: Cessna 210L, N732DX, Harrisburg, OR, June 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1980
- Place: Harrisburg, OR · HARRISBURG, OR
- Location: 44.2703° N, 123.1626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisburg, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2703&lon=-123.1626&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FA031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2620   80/6/4    HARRISBURG,OR       CESSNA 210L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 6491
        TIME - 1130                    N732DX              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 475 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUGENE,OR                   HILLSBORO,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLT'S BLOOD/ALCOHOL LVL 71MG PERCENT.BUS ASSOC STATED PLT HAD BEEN DIETING FOR PAST 3WKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N732DX](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732DX-1983-04-01), registration cancelled 1983-04-01, S/N 21061444 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (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 19800604025409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800604025409A), Jun 4, 1980: Cessna 210L, Harrisburg, OR, Destroyed. Airplane observed to nose up from normal cruise, then descent vertically to impact. Possible pilot incapacitation.

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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