# Accident 19740630021739A: Cessna 172K, Burlington, WA, June 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1974
- Place: Burlington, WA
- Airport: Bayview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 48.4644° N, 122.3313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4644&lon=-122.3313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79931, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79931-1991-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 158 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740630021739A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LNDG RWY 03.GUSTING TO 25K.

## 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 SEA74DYE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE50), Jun 30, 1974: Cessna 172 (N79931), Burlington, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N79931 (2)

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

- [Accident 19900602018179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900602018179A), Jun 2, 1990: Cessna 172K (N79931), Fort Lewis/Taco, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees on final during night approach in light rain. Had altimeter set incorrectly. Fog layer on tree tops.
- [Accident 19770819029759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770819029759A), Aug 19, 1977: Cessna 172K (N79931), Orchard, OR, Substantial damage. Intentionally steered into a stump to stop acft rather than penetrate fence.

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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