# NTSB SEA67F0041: Cessna 172, N5949A, Ocean Shores, WA, May 8, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1966
- Place: Ocean Shores, WA · OCEAN SHORES, WA
- Location: 46.9677° N, 124.1511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean Shores, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9677&lon=-124.1511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67F0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0442   66/5/8    OCEAN SHORES WASH   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 530
        TIME - 1130                    N5949A              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COPALIS BCH EMERG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT STALLED IN A STEEP DOWNWIND CLIMBING TURN TO AVOID BLUFF AND FOG PILOT SAW BEFORE TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5949A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5949A-1966-07-26), registration cancelled 1966-07-26, S/N 28549 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Copalis Bch Emerg

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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