# NTSB SEA69D0191: Cessna 172B, N7996X, Shelton, WA, February 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191166
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0191
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0191

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0513   69/2/6    SHELTON,WASH        CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 298
        TIME - 0950                    N7996X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT 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
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 12 IN OF SNOW ON RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7996X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7996X), registered now, S/N 17248496, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (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 N7996X (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 SEA95LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA107), May 27, 1995: Cessna 172B (N7996X), Sinclair Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A TAILWIND, WET GRASS, AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION.

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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