# NTSB SEA74DYE38: Cessna 172, N4112L, Bellingham, WA, February 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1974
- Place: Bellingham, WA · BELLINGHAM, WA
- Location: 48.7534° N, 122.4702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellingham, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7534&lon=-122.4702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYE38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0420  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4112L-1976-06-25), registration cancelled 1976-06-25, S/N 17254181, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bellingham Intl

## 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 19740224004069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740224004069A), Feb 24, 1974: Cessna 172G, Bellingham, WA, Substantial damage. Long final due otr acft. Winds vbl,gusts reported. Plt partially recovered from stall.

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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