# NTSB SEA68F0160: Cessna 172, N8244U, Skykomish, WA, September 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1967
- Place: Skykomish, WA · SKYKOMISH, WA
- Location: 47.7099° N, 121.3573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skykomish, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7099&lon=-121.3573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114532
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68F0160
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0160

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0886   67/9/5    SKYKOMISH,WASH      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  2  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    N8244U              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 34, 2425 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            603 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           90                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FIRE PATROL.PLT DESCENDED TO IDENTIFY SEAPLANE. FLEW INTO CANYON,STALLED ACFT IN TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8244U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8244U-1967-11-16), registration cancelled 1967-11-16, S/N 17252144 (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

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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