# Accident 19760509011309A: Cessna 172, Martha Lake, WA, May 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1976
- Place: Martha Lake, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 47.8447° N, 122.2331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martha Lake, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8447&lon=-122.2331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8597B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8597B-1991-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 17 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FYE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYE39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760509011309A

## Narrative

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

NO ENROUTE REFUELING.

## 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 SEA76FYE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYE39), May 9, 1976: Cessna 172 (N8597B), Martha Lake, WA, substantial damage

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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