- Date
- February 24, 1974
- Place
- Bellingham, WA · BELLINGHAM, WA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4112LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740224004069A
- Case key
- 186905
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0420 74/2/24 BELLINGHAM,WASH CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 106 TIME - 1410 N4112L PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLINGHAM INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BELLINGHAM,WASH BELLINGHAM,WASH PORT ANGELES,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 6000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TEMPERATURE-F WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 44 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- LONG FINAL DUE OTR ACFT. WINDS VBL,GUSTS REPORTED. PLT PARTIALLY RECOVERED FROM STALL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4112L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bellingham Intl
N4112LRegistration cancelled Jun 25, 1976 · Cessna 172GAirframe modelCessna 172GEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.