# NTSB SEA68D0235: Cessna 172, N8303U, Richland, WA, January 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1968
- Place: Richland, WA · RICHLAND, WA
- Location: 46.2857° N, 119.2845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richland, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2857&lon=-119.2845&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111524
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0235
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0235

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2528   68/1/3    RICHLAND,WASH       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1345                    N8303U              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     AGE 32, 910 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK PHONE WIRE ACROSS RIVER. FLEW TO HOME STATION. WILD FOWL COUNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8303U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8303U-1972-02-09), registration cancelled 1972-02-09, S/N 17252203 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8303U (2)

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 SEA71DYC47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DYC47), Jun 30, 1971: Cessna 172F (N8303U), Lostine, OR, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK65F0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65F0039), Apr 4, 1965: Cessna 172 (N8303U), Concord, CA, 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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