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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Skykomish, WA · September 16, 1977

Date
September 16, 1977
Place
Skykomish, WA
Airport
Skykomish State
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N78597
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA77FA052
Reported as
Cessna 172K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
92 total4 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Att dept fm unlit tree bordered mtn strip at night. Plt used strip prior in daylight conditions.

As the FAA filed it

ATT DEPT FM UNLIT TREE BORDERED MTN STRIP AT NIGHT. PLT USED STRIP PRIOR IN DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.