# NTSB SEA74AS003: Cessna 175, N7310M, Neah Bay, WA, July 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1973
- Place: Neah Bay, WA · NEAH BAY, WA
- Location: 48.3610° N, 124.6116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Neah Bay, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3610&lon=-124.6116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74AS003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2448  73/7/18    NEAH BAY,WASH       CESSNA 175          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 3250
        TIME - 1430                    N7310M              PX-  1  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SEATTLE,WASH                RETURN                       OCEAN SHORES,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- SIGHTSEEING ALONG CONTOUR OF COAST LINE. FLEW INTO FOG BANK,LOST CTL & CRASHED INTO MTN SLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7310M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7310M-1974-05-07), registration cancelled 1974-05-07, S/N 55610 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730718024299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730718024299A), Jul 18, 1973: Cessna 175, Neah Bay, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Sightseeing along contour of coast line. Flew into fog bank,lost ctl & crashed into mtn slope.

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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