# NTSB SEA77DYC06: Cessna 172F, N8787U, Baker, OR, November 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1976
- Place: Baker, OR · BAKER, OR
- Location: 44.7750° N, 117.8318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baker City, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7750&lon=-117.8318&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYC06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYC06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3616  76/11/14   BAKER,OR            CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1605                    N8787U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 61, 1635 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            221 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLATCHFORD RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKER,OR                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- LNDD IN SOFT GROUND NEXT TO RWY AT DUSK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8787U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8787U), registered now, S/N 17252692 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (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: Blatchford Ranch

## 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 19761114036699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761114036699A), Nov 14, 1976: Cessna 172F, Baker, OR, Substantial damage. Lndd in soft ground next to rwy at dusk.

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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