# NTSB SEA74AS005: Cessna 177, N29472, Prospect, OR, July 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1973
- Place: Prospect, OR · PROSPECT, OR
- Location: 42.7547° N, 122.4711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prospect, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7547&lon=-122.4711&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74AS005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1919  73/7/28    PROSPECT,OREG       CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 2013                    N29472              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PROSPECT STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROSPECT,OREG               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- R WG STRUCK TREE 40 FT AGL. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.166 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29472](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29472-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 17700912 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Prospect State

## 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 19730728022109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730728022109A), Jul 28, 1973: Cessna 177, Prospect, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. R wg struck tree 40 ft AGL. Plt blood alcohol level 0.166 pct.

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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