# NTSB SEA80FA044: Piper PA-28, N2333U, Portland, OR, June 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1980
- Place: Portland, OR · PORTLAND, OR
- Location: 45.5235° N, 122.6762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, OR, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5235&lon=-122.6762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FA044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1853  80/6/12  NR.PORTLAND,OR        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 55,
        TIME - 1900                    N2333U              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  300 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MADRAS,OR                   TROUTDALE,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          100                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WX BRIEFED VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED.RECOVERY DATE 8/27/80.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2333U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2333U-1983-08-02), registration cancelled 1983-08-02, S/N 28-7911299 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-236](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (registry code 7102815) (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 19800612025559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800612025559A), Jun 12, 1980: Piper PA28236, Portland, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft found 8 weeks after crash on mountain-side. Clouds were reported 4000 feet. Crash elevation 4500 feet.

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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