# NTSB SEA69D0178: Cessna 172, N1165F, Shelton, WA, January 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1969
- Place: Shelton, WA · SHELTON, WA
- Location: 47.2256° N, 123.1122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2256&lon=-123.1122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0178
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0178

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0695  69/1/18    SHELTON,WASH        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N1165F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDERSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- NO NOTAMS ON SNOW CONDITIONS AT ARPT. PLT CHECKED RNWY ON FLY-BY,DECIDED SNOW OK FOR LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1165F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1165F-2023-03-04), registration cancelled 2023-03-04, S/N 17254760, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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: Sanderson

## Other investigations on N1165F (1)

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 SEA71FYC46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FYC46), Jun 20, 1971: Cessna 172G (N1165F), Mt.Hood, OR, 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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