# NTSB SEA71AS008: Cessna 172K, N79594, Anacortes, WA, August 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1970
- Place: Anacortes, WA · ANACORTES, WA
- Location: 48.4887° N, 122.6240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anacortes, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4887&lon=-122.6240&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116510
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71AS008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71AS008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1254   70/8/6  NR.ANACORTES,WASH     CESSNA 172K         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 150
        TIME - 2000                    N79594              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHIDBEY ISLAND NS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WASH               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT OBS IN NORMAL DESCENT TO STRIKE PWR LINES ABOUT 260 FT MSL.SANK IN BAY.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79594](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79594-1972-05-05), registration cancelled 1972-05-05, S/N 17258203, built 1969 (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
- Airport: Whidbey Island Ns

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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