# NTSB SEA69D0077: Cessna 172H, N8829Z, Union Creek, OR, July 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1968
- Place: Union Creek, OR · UNION CREEK, OR
- Location: 42.9071° N, 122.4456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union Creek, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9071&lon=-122.4456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108616
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3898  68/7/18    UNION CREEK,OREG    CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 0745                    N8829Z              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOKETEE STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SERVICE LETTER 67/18/3 NOT COMPLIED WITH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8829Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8829Z), registered now, S/N 17255479, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Toketee Strip

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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