# Accident 19730214002429A: Cessna 172D, Sekiu, WA, February 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1973
- Place: Sekiu, WA
- Airport: Sekiu
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 48.2661° N, 124.3140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEKIU (11S), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2661&lon=-124.3140&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20186, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20186-2010-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,878 total, 13 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73AS024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730214002429A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LND DOWNSLOPE.PLT STATED WIND SHIFTED,GUSTS TO 18K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA73AS024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS024), Feb 14, 1973: Cessna 172 (N20186), Sekiu, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N20186 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20091205052199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091205052199A), Dec 5, 2009: Cessna 172M (N20186), Diamond Point, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot overflew the runway to evaluate the winds and runway condition. Noted conflicting wind indications and up and downdrafts as well as a crosswind while on…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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