Cessna 172N N2340E
24 February 1980 · Dufur, Oregon, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 February 1980 at about 12:45 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N2340E, operated by Red Baron Flyi, was involved in an accident during in flight near Dufur, Oregon, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dufur, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N2340E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Red Baron Flyi
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Hillsboro, Or → Prineville, Or
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0079
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 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
ACFT OBSERVED FLYING LOW IN AREA OF DENSE PATCHES OF FOG NR ACDNT SITE.COLLIDED W RISING TRRN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1980 | Cessna 172M | Lansing, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 5 May 1980 | Cessna 172 | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1980 | Cessna 172 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Elmendorf Aero | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1980 | Cessna 172M | Strongsville, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1980 | Cessna 172N | Phillips, Wisconsin, United States | Tri-Co Flying | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |