# NTSB SEA82FYK07: Cessna 172, N8172B, Lapine, OR, January 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: January 23, 1982, 18:20 local (Jan 24, 1982, 02:20 UTC)
- Place: Lapine, OR
- Coordinates: 43.690704, -121.45993 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6907&lon=-121.4599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82FYK07
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71365/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYK07

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - flight into known adverse weather - attempted, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - snow (contributing factor)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

WHEN THE PILOT LANDED AT LAKEVIEW,OR,HE CHECKED THE WEATHER BUT REPORTED TO HIS PASSENGER THAT ALTHOUGH THE WEATHER WAS BAD HE DID NOT WANT TO STAY IN LAKEVIEW. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LAKEVIEW, FOLLOWING A HIGHWAY, WHEN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A HIGHWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8172B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8172B-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 29972, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 29972
- Airframe hours: 2828
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-A 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: S J Veentjer
- Registered owner: S J Veentjer
- Departed: LAKEVIEW, OR
- Destination: PORTLAND, OR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 154 total, 51 in this make and model, 121 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 190° at 18 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Temperature: 109 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820123001749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820123001749A), Jan 23, 1982: Cessna 172, Lapine, OR, Destroyed. Was advised weather marginal. Encountered same en route. Elected to land in a farm field. Hit power lines in dark.

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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