# NTSB SEA73AS024: Cessna 172, N20186, Sekiu, WA, February 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1973
- Place: Sekiu, WA · SEKIU, WA
- Location: 48.2620° N, 124.3026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sekiu, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2620&lon=-124.3026&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73AS024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0097  73/2/14    SEKIU,WASH          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1540                    N20186              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            61, 21878 TOTAL HOURS, 13
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEKIU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT ANGELES,WASH           SEKIU,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           45                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LND DOWNSLOPE.PLT STATED WIND SHIFTED,GUSTS TO 18K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20186](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20186-2010-09-20), registration cancelled 2010-09-20, S/N 17261079, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sekiu

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730214002429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730214002429A), Feb 14, 1973: Cessna 172D, Sekiu, WA, Substantial damage. Lnd downslope. Plt stated wind shifted,gusts to 18K.

## Other investigations on N20186 (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR10CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA073), Dec 6, 2009: Cessna 172M (N20186), Diamond Point, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the variable and unfavorable wind conditions.

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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