# Accident 19770819029759A: Cessna 172K, Orchard, OR, August 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1977
- Place: Orchard, OR
- Airport: Green Mountain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 29 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DYM58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYM58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770819029759A

## Narrative

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

INTENTIONALLY STEERED INTO A STUMP TO STOP ACFT RATHER THAN PENETRATE FENCE.

## 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 SEA77DYM58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYM58), Aug 19, 1977: Cessna 172K (N79931), Orchard, 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 19740630021739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740630021739A), Jun 30, 1974: Cessna 172K (N79931), Burlington, WA, Substantial damage. Acft lndg rwy 03.gusting to 25K.

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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