Plane Crash List

Cessna 172 N8172B

24 January 1982 · Lapine, Oregon, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 24 January 1982 at about 02:20 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8172B, operated by S J Veentjer, was involved in an accident near Lapine, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 02:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Lapine, Oregon, United States
Coordinates
43.6907, -121.4599
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N8172B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
S J Veentjer
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lakeview → Portland
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
SEA82FYK07

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 1 1 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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