# NTSB SEA73DYE35: Cessna 172S, N3897Q, La Conner, WA, May 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1973
- Place: La Conner, WA · LA CONNER, WA
- Location: 48.3926° N, 122.4945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Conner, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3926&lon=-122.4945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DYE35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYE35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2274  73/5/19    LA CONNER,WASH      CESSNA 172S         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 129
        TIME - 0920                    N3897Q              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3897Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3897Q-1980-03-11), registration cancelled 1980-03-11, S/N 17259997, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Registry model: [Cessna 172Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172q) (registry code 2072437) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730519013859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730519013859A), May 19, 1973: Cessna 172L, La Conner, WA, Substantial damage. Float equip.

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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