# NTSB SEA81DYK09: Cessna 172, N4854G, Sunriver, OR, July 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1981
- Place: Sunriver, OR · SUNRIVER, OR
- Location: 43.8821° N, 121.4350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunriver, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8821&lon=-121.4350&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYK09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYK09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1296   81/7/4    SUNRIVER,OR         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 164
        TIME - 1100                    N4854G              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNRIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILLSBORO,OR                SUNRIVER,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4854G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4854G), registered now, S/N 17273401, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sunriver

## 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 19810704038329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810704038329A), Jul 4, 1981: Cessna 172N, Sunriver, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing roll.

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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