# Accident 19960616013929A: Cessna 177B, Sequim, WA, June 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1996, 16:10 local time
- Place: Sequim, WA
- Airport: Diamond Point Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0926° N, 122.9285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DIAMOND POINT AIRSTRIP (2WA1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0926&lon=-122.9285&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1159C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1159C-1997-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 895 total, 97 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960616013929A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY. REPORTED DOWNDRAFT. IMPACTED 400FT SHORT. STOPPED AGAINST MOBILE HOME.

## 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 SEA96LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA124), Jun 16, 1996: Cessna 177B (N1159C), Gardiner, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain the proper altitude/clearance from obstruction(s), while on final approach. Factors relating to the accident were: the…

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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