# NTSB SEA72DYE22: Cessna 172, N3978S, Spanaway, WA, February 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1972
- Place: Spanaway, WA · SPANAWAY, WA
- Location: 47.0981° N, 122.4234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spanaway, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0981&lon=-122.4234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYE22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYE22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0429   72/2/3    SPANAWAY,WASH       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 429
        TIME - 2000                    N3978S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 377 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPANAWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEDFORD,OREG                SPANAWAY,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NITE LDG IN RUTS ON CRUSTED 12IN SNOW CVRD RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3978S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3978S), registered now, S/N 17251178, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Spanaway

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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