# NTSB SEA68F0241: Cessna 175A, N7926T, Nyakima, WA, January 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1968
- Place: Nyakima, WA · NYAKIMA, WA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114974
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68F0241
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0241

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0202  68/1/10    NYAKIMA,WASH        CESSNA 175A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 494
        TIME - 1630                    N7926T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 420 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- STRUCK ROCKS.FAILED TO REMOVE ALL ICE-SNOW PRIOR TO FLT.RT AILERON OUTBOARD HINGE FAILED IN FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7926T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7926T-2013-07-29), registration cancelled 2013-07-29, S/N 56626, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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