# NTSB SEA74DYC29: Cessna 172L, N7251Q, La Grande, OR, December 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1973
- Place: La Grande, OR · LA GRANDE, OR
- Location: 45.3240° N, 118.0855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Grande, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3240&lon=-118.0855&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYC29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4074  73/12/19   LA GRANDE,OREG      CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1070
        TIME - 1630                    N7251Q              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA GRANDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOSEPH,OREG                 LA GRANDE,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          120                                                       50
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- INADAQUATE WIND ANEMOMETER DUE LOCATION.UNICOM SAID GUSTING TO 40K. GUSTS NEARER 60K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7251Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7251Q), registered now, S/N 17260551, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: La Grande

## 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 19731219039739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731219039739A), Dec 19, 1973: Cessna 172L, La Grande, OR, Substantial damage. Inadaquate wind anemometer due location.UNICOM said gusting to 40K. Gusts nearer 60K.

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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