SEA71OS003

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172C · Mission, Canada · January 21, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 21, 1971
Place
Mission, Canada · MISSION,BC,CAN, CD
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8482XCessna 172C
Status
Completed · report July 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160325

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0054  71/1/21    MISSION,BC,CAN      CESSNA 172C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 0005                    N8482X              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRIDAY HARBOR,WASH          BELLINGHAM,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        REMARKS- INVEST AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N8482X
Reported as
Cessna 172C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.