# NTSB SEA76AS004: Cessna 195, North Bend, WA, July 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: July 10, 1975
- Place: North Bend, WA · NORTH BEND, WA
- Location: 47.4880° N, 121.7688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Bend, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, December 11, 1978
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2956  75/7/10    NORTH BEND,OR       CESSNA 195          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 70, 2200
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2179C              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SNOHOMISH,WA                ROYAL CITY,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      58
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 10/27/78.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-cruise

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2179C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2179C-1976-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: Cessna 195B (registry code 2073112, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19750710034019A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750710034019A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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