# NTSB SEA83FA056: Cessna 170, N3973V, Azalea, OR, June 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1981
- Place: Azalea, OR · AZALEA, OR
- Location: 42.7954° N, 123.2603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Azalea, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7954&lon=-123.2603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1983
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125491
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA83FA056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1182   81/6/6    AZALEA,OR           CESSNA 170          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N3973V              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEDFORD,OR                  KENT,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      62
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          340                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        REMARKS- FSS ADZD VFR FLT NOT RCMDD.PLT STATED HE WOULD FOLLOW INTERSTATE 5.ACFT FOUND 1/15/83 3MI FRM I-5.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3973V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3973V-1989-11-18), registration cancelled 1989-11-18, S/N 18292 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (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 19810606060819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810606060819A), Jun 6, 1981: Cessna 170, Azalea, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Following a highway, failed to clear rising mountainous terrain. Struck trees. Returning after purchase of aircraft.

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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