- Date
- January 2, 1968
- Place
- Bellingham, WA · BELLINGHAM, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8051XCessna 172B
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112249
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0104 68/1/2 BELLINGHAM,WASH CESSNA 172B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 317 TIME - 1345 N8051X PX- 1 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. WIND CALM ON LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8051X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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