# NTSB SEA82DYM03: Cessna 172, N5014E, Ukiah, OR, October 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1981
- Place: Ukiah, OR · UKIAH, OR
- Location: 45.1347° N, 118.9332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ukiah, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1347&lon=-118.9332&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123010
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DYM03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYM03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3182  81/10/31   UKIAH,OR            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N5014E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UKIAH,OR                    PENDLETON,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- NOSE WHL DUG INTO GND DRG TKOF FM WHEAT/HAY FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5014E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19811031070909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811031070909A), Oct 31, 1981: Cessna 172N, Ukiah, OR, Substantial damage. Landed in a hayfield to see a friend. Flipped over on takeoff when nose wheel encountered a soft area.

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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