# NTSB SEA80FYM05: Cessna R172E, N14465, Grass Valley, ID, November 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1979
- Place: Grass Valley, ID · GRASS VALLEY, ID
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FYM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2989  79/11/14 NR.GRASS VALLEY,ID    CESSNA R172E        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 601
        TIME - 1035                    N14465              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KELSO,WA                    BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: PUMP-PRESSURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL PUMP DRIVE SHAFT(PN 632550)FAILED AT KEY SLOT DRG FLT TO PICK UP PRISONER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14465](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14465-1980-07-10), registration cancelled 1980-07-10, S/N R1720180, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Registry model: [Cessna R172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (registry code 2072413) (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 19791114035799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791114035799A), Nov 14, 1979: Cessna R172E, Grass Valley, OR, Destroyed. Experienced engine malfunction. Overshot emergency landing area. Hit fence. Found sheared oil pump drive gear.

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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