# NTSB SEA74AS004: Cessna 175C, N8318T, Pacific City, OR, July 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1973
- Place: Pacific City, OR · PACIFIC CITY, OR
- Location: 45.2049° N, 123.9545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pacific City, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2049&lon=-123.9545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74AS004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1917  73/7/24    PACIFIC CITY,OREG   CESSNA 175C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 300
        TIME - 0001                    N8318T              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PACIFIC CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PACIFIC CITY,OREG          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- SPARSE LTG IN AREA. ACFT PARTS,PLT & PAX BODIES FOUND ON BEACH 7/25/73.PLTS TIME AS OF 2/21/72.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8318T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8318T-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 17557018 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175C
- Registry model: [Cessna 175C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175c) (registry code 2072508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pacific City

## 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 19730724028579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730724028579A), Jul 24, 1973: Cessna 175C, Pacific City, OR, 1 fatal. Sparse ltg in area. Acft parts,plt & pax bodies found on beach 7/25/73.plts time as of 2/21/72.

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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