# NTSB SEA70DWD17: Cessna 172, N9180B, Oakville, WA, May 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1970
- Place: Oakville, WA · OAKVILLE, WA
- Location: 46.8401° N, 123.2335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8401&lon=-123.2335&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124445
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70DWD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70DWD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2458  70/5/31    OAKVILLE,WASH       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 123
        TIME - 1535                    N9180B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKVILLE,WASH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9180B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9180B), registered now, S/N 36780 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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

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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