# NTSB SEA67D0213: Cessna 172, N6374E, Fri.Harbor, WA, December 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1966
- Place: Fri.Harbor, WA · FRI.HARBOR, WA
- Location: 47.3420° N, 122.8321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Harbor, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3420&lon=-122.8321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0213
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0213

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4304   66/12/6   FRI.HARBOR WASH     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1918                    N6374E              PX-  0  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               44, 10680 TOTAL HOURS, 21
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRIDAY HARBOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- BATTERY WEAK. PLT DEPLANED AND HAND PROPPED ENG.CHOCKS DID NOT HOLD. ACFT NOT OCCUPIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6374E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6374E-1975-05-28), registration cancelled 1975-05-28, S/N 46474 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Friday Harbor

## Other investigations on N6374E (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 SEA69F0030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69F0030), May 24, 1968: Cessna 172 (N6374E), Renton, 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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