SEA67D0210

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Seattle, WA · October 9, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 9, 1966
Place
Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8533BCessna 172
Status
Completed · report March 29, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120438

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4050   66/10/9   SEATTLE WASH         CESSNA 172         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 177
        TIME - 1200                    N8533B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOEING FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N8533B
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Boeing Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.