# NTSB SEA76DYE44: Woodwind A, N1429, Lummi Island, WA, June 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1976
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYE44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2236   76/6/5    LUMMI ISLAND,WA     WOODWIND A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 900
        TIME - 1100                    N1429               PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 390 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUMMI ISLAND,WA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- GR HIT LARGE ROCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1429](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1429), registered now, S/N 1, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WOODWIND A
- Registry model: [Woodwind A](https://openairdocs.org/model/woodwind-a) (registry code 056017L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Miller Field

## 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 19760605014839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760605014839A), Jun 5, 1976: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Lummi Island, WA, Substantial damage. Gr hit large rock.

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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