# NTSB SEA76FYC18: Cessna 175, N8097T, Tillamook, OR, September 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1975
- Place: Tillamook, OR · TILLAMOOK, OR
- Location: 45.4561° N, 123.8331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tillamook, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4561&lon=-123.8331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FYC18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2812   75/9/8  NR.TILLAMOOK,OR       CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 620
        TIME - 2145                    N8097T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                   TILLAMOOK,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DARK NIGHT OVERFLEW DEST DISORIENTED,RAN OUT OF GAS RETURNING.LNDD ON SAND SPIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8097T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8097T-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 17556797, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (registry code 2072506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750908027589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750908027589A), Sep 8, 1975: Cessna 175B, Tillamook, OR, Substantial damage. Dark night overflew dest disoriented,ran out of gas returning. Lndd on sand spit.

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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