# NTSB SEA71DWA34: Cessna 172I, N8478L, Mulino, OR, April 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1971
- Place: Mulino, OR · MULINO, OR
- Location: 45.2220° N, 122.5572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mulino, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2220&lon=-122.5572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DWA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DWA34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0307   71/4/5    MULINO,OREG         CESSNA 172I         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 143
        TIME - 1625                    N8478L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MULINO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MULINO,OREG                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8478L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478L-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N 172-56678, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mulino

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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