# NTSB SEA82DYM01: Cessna 172, N7244G, Long Creek, OR, November 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1981
- Place: Long Creek, OR · LONG CREEK, OR
- Location: 44.7142° N, 119.1042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Creek, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7142&lon=-119.1042&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DYM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2684   81/11/8   LONG CREEK,OR       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N7244G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VOLNEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG CREEK,OR               JOHN DAY,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- VEERED LEFT,THEN RGT ACROSS RWY,STRUCK FENCE ON RGT SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7244G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7244G-2013-05-06), registration cancelled 2013-05-06, S/N 17258944, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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
- Airport: Volney

## 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 19811108072699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811108072699A), Nov 8, 1981: Cessna 172K, Long Creek, OR, Destroyed. Lost directional control on takeoff. Struck fences on both sides of airstrip. Stopped inverted.

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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