# NTSB SEA72FYC45: Beech 23, N7672R, Vancouver, WA, June 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1972
- Place: Vancouver, WA · VANCOUVER, WA
- Location: 45.6387° N, 122.6615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vancouver, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6387&lon=-122.6615&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166605
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72FYC45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FYC45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0939   72/6/7    VANCOUVER,WASH      BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1236                    N7672R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTLAND INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,OREG               COTTAGE GROVE,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- DITCHED IN RIVER. ACFT SANK,HASNT BEEN RECOVERED TO DATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7672R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Portland Intl

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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