SEA72DYE32

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Seattle, WA · May 3, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 3, 1972
Place
Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N1069MCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 13, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166044

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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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3-1779   72/5/3    SEATTLE,WASH        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 211
        TIME - 1520                    N1069M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  LAKE WASHINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WASH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- HORIZ STAB HIT PILING DRG DOCKING.FLOAT EQPD.

Aircraft

Registration
N1069M
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Washington

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