# NTSB SEA71AS006: Cessna 172K, N84845, Westport, WA, July 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1970
- Place: Westport, WA · WESTPORT, WA
- Location: 46.8918° N, 124.1198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westport, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8918&lon=-124.1198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71AS006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71AS006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84845-1971-03-12), registration cancelled 1971-03-12, S/N 17258640 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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