# NTSB SEA66F0154: Cessna 172, N3706S, Hermiston, OR, October 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1965
- Place: Hermiston, OR · HERMISTON, OR
- Location: 45.8331° N, 119.2847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hermiston, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8331&lon=-119.2847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0154
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0154

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0816  65/10/26   HERMISTON OREG      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1035                    N3706S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERMISTON MUNCIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3706S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3706S-2013-12-04), registration cancelled 2013-12-04, S/N 17250906 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hermiston Muncip

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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