# Accident 19770916029979A: Cessna 172K, Skykomish, WA, September 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1977
- Place: Skykomish, WA
- Airport: Skykomish State
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 47.7109° N, 121.3391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYKOMISH STATE (S88), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7109&lon=-121.3391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78597, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78597-1977-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 4 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770916029979A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA77FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA052), Sep 16, 1977: Cessna 172K (N78597), Skykomish, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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