# NTSB SEA72FVC28: Cessna 172F, N8526U, Vernonia, OR, January 31, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1972
- Place: Vernonia, OR · VERNONIA, OR
- Location: 45.8641° N, 123.1835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernonia, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8641&lon=-123.1835&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72FVC28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FVC28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0425  72/1/31    VERNONIA,OREG       CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 70, 1023
        TIME - 1245                    N8526U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERNONIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERNONIA,OREG               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 2200FT FROZEN GRASS RWY.LNDD 400FT LONG DUE RWY COND.FLAPS NOT RETRACTED DRG GROUND ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8526U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8526U-2021-06-05), registration cancelled 2021-06-05, S/N 17252426, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (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: Vernonia

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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