Cessna 172M N61614
8 November 1980 · Quinault, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 November 1980 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N61614, operated by S&W Flying SVR, was involved in an accident during in flight near Quinault, Washington, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Quinault, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N61614
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- S&W Flying SVR
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Hoquiam Wa → Hoquiam Wa
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3239
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
WITNESSES NOTED ACFT LOW FLYING. ACFT STRUCK TREE WITH LEFT WING & CRASHED. RECOVERY DATE 11/13/88
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1980 | Cessna 172M | Lansing, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1980 | Cessna 172N | Melfa, Virginia, United States | Garrison Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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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 | - |