# NTSB SEA75DYG19: Cessna 172, N7230A, Colville, WA, February 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1975
- Place: Colville, WA · COLVILLE, WA
- Location: 48.5454° N, 117.8985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5454&lon=-117.8985&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0331   75/2/2    COLVILLE,WA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 114
        TIME - 1630                    N7230A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLVILLE,WA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT LINED UP WITH SNOWBANK ON SIDE OF RWY.STALLED TRYING TO RET TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7230A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7230A-2013-05-06), registration cancelled 2013-05-06, S/N 29330, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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: Colville

## 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 19750202001189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750202001189A), Feb 2, 1975: Cessna 172, Colville, WA, Substantial damage. Plt lined up with snowbank on side of rwy. Stalled trying to ret to rwy.

## Other investigations on N7230A (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 SEA66A0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0060), May 24, 1966: Cessna 172 (N7230A), Metaline Fls, WA, substantial damage, 3 fatal

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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