# NTSB SEA67D0149: Cessna 172, N5757R, Puyallup, WA, September 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1966
- Place: Puyallup, WA · PUYALLUP, WA
- Location: 47.1790° N, 122.2915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Puyallup, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1790&lon=-122.2915&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0149
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0149

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4178  66/9/19    PUYALLUP WASH       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 132
        TIME - 2045                    N5757R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THUN FIELD   0052
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PILOT TAXIING ON UNLIGHTED TAXIWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5757R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5757R-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 17253426, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Thun Field   0052

## Other investigations on N5757R (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 SEA82DYP06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYP06), Dec 2, 1981: Cessna 172G (N5757R), Mattawa, WA, substantial damage

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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