- Date
- July 31, 1970
- Place
- Westport, WA · WESTPORT, WA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N84845Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113587
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2170 70/7/31 NR.WESTPORT,WASH CESSNA 172K CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 59 TOTAL TIME - 2125 N84845 PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OCEAN SHORES,WASH RENTON,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- T/O OVER OCEAN,DARK NITE.NO RECORD OF NITE TIME.ACFT DEBRIS,1 PAX BODY RECVD.OTHERS PRESUMED FATAL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84845
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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