# NTSB SEA81FA058: Cessna 172M, N61614, Quinault, WA, November 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1980
- Place: Quinault, WA · QUINAULT, WA
- Location: 47.4670° N, 123.8455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quinault, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4670&lon=-123.8455&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1989
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128491
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA058

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61614](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61614-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 17264676, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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: 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 19801108089979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801108089979A), Nov 8, 1980: Cessna 172M, Hoquiam, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Departed on instructional flight with 2 passengers. Became missing, presumed fatal. First intructional flight.

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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