- Date
- September 7, 1980
- Place
- Pendleton, OR · PENDLETON, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3444ECessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800907071899A
- Case key
- 128444
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2651 80/9/7 PENDLETON,OR CESSNA 172N CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 17000 TIME - 1254 N3444E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PENDLETON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PENDLETON,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- HIT HILLSIDE DURING PULL UP FROM LOW ALT LOOP. BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.124 PERCENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3444E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pendleton
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.