# NTSB SEA65F0061: Cessna 172, N7404X, Lewiston, ID, May 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1965
- Place: Lewiston, ID · LEWISTON, ID
- Location: 46.3931° N, 116.9935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewiston, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3931&lon=-116.9935&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179161
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA65F0061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65F0061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0217  65/5/22    LEWISTON ID         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N7404X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWISTON NEZ PERC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREMATURE FLAP RETRACTION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7404X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7404X-1965-06-08), registration cancelled 1965-06-08, S/N 17247904 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lewiston Nez Perc

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.

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