# NTSB SEA68D0102: Cessna 172, N3739F, Gates, OR, August 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1967
- Place: Gates, OR · GATES, OR
- Location: 44.7560° N, 122.4201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gates, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7560&lon=-122.4201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115366
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3260   67/8/7    GATES,OREG          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 120
        TIME - 1930                    N3739F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3739F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3739F), registered now, S/N 17255234 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Davis Field

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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