# NTSB SEA74AS026: Cessna 182, N1814X, Anacortes, WA, December 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1973
- Place: Anacortes, WA · ANACORTES, WA
- Location: 48.4887° N, 122.6240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anacortes, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4887&lon=-122.6240&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74AS026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3721  73/12/21 NR.ANACORTES,WASH     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1205                    N1814X              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 23, 680 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            111 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SINCLAIR ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ANACORTES,WASH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- WET GRASS STRIP.HIT SMALL SHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1814X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1814X-1974-03-01), registration cancelled 1974-03-01, S/N 18255914, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sinclair Island

## 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 19731221042039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731221042039A), Dec 21, 1973: Cessna 182H, Anacortes, WA, Destroyed. Wet grass strip. Hit small shed.

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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