# NTSB SEA70D0067: Cessna 172, N5741A, Electric Cty, WA, August 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1969
- Place: Electric Cty, WA · ELECTRIC CTY, WA
- Location: 47.9128° N, 119.0436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Electric City, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9128&lon=-119.0436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70D0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3505  69/8/14    ELECTRIC CTY,WASH   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N5741A              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELECTRIC CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELECTRIC CTY,WASH           ELECTRIC CTY,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5741A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5741A-1975-07-22), registration cancelled 1975-07-22, S/N 28341 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Electric City

## Other investigations on N5741A (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 SEA71FYG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FYG52), May 10, 1971: Cessna 172 (N5741A), Electric Cty, WA, 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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