# NTSB SEA71DWD11: Cessna 172, N6449B, Federal Way, WA, August 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1970
- Place: Federal Way, WA · FEDERAL WAY, WA
- Location: 47.3116° N, 122.3378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Federal Way, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3116&lon=-122.3378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DWD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DWD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3392  70/8/23    FEDERAL WAY,WASH    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N6449B              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVERGREEN ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROACH HARBOR,WASH           FEDERAL WAY,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6449B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6449B-1971-10-07), registration cancelled 1971-10-07, S/N 29649, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Evergreen Arpt

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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