# NTSB SEA66F0259: Cessna 172E, N3559S, Anacortes, WA, April 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1966
- Place: Anacortes, WA · ANACORTES, WA
- Location: 48.4887° N, 122.6240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anacortes, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4887&lon=-122.6240&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0259
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0259

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1095   66/4/5    ANACORTES WASH      CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1850                    N3559S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLINE AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3559S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3559S-1980-10-27), registration cancelled 1980-10-27, S/N 17250759, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skyline Airport

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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