# NTSB SEA75DYE22: Cessna 172, N3942L, Lummi Island, WA, October 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1974
- Place: Lummi Island, WA · LUMMI ISLAND, WA
- Location: 48.7246° N, 122.6863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lummi Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7246&lon=-122.6863&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYE22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYE22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4276  74/10/26   LUMMI ISLAND,WASH   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N3942L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACK MILLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT ORCHARD,WASH           LUMMI ISLAND,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- OBSTRUCTIONS BOTH ENDS OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3942L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3942L), registered now, S/N 17254111, 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 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jack Miller

## 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 19741026039369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741026039369A), Oct 26, 1974: Cessna 172G, Lummi Island, WA, Substantial damage. Obstructions both ends of rwy.

## Other investigations on N3942L (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA67D0062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0062), May 28, 1966: Cessna 172 (N3942L), Gold Beach, OR, substantial damage

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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