# NTSB SEA76FYE22: Cessna 172, N9613Q, Lummi Island, WA, December 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1975
- 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: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FYE22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYE22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3872  75/12/14   LUMMI ISLAND,WA     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1716                    N9613Q              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 39, 3877 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3710 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PORT ANGELES,WA             RETURN                       BELLINGHAM,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           COPILOT - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       40
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          160                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT FILED FOR LOW APCH.ATC TOLD PLT TO LND FULL STOP.PLT CANX IFR,PROCEEDED TO DEST VFR.INST TRNG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9613Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9613Q-1977-07-19), registration cancelled 1977-07-19, S/N 172-65698 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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 19751214040829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751214040829A), Dec 14, 1975: Cessna 172M, Lummi Island, WA, Substantial damage. Plt filed for low apch.ATC told plt to lnd full stop. Plt canx IFR,proceeded to dest VFR.inst trng.

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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