# NTSB SEA77DYE03: Cessna 170, N2620V, Spanaway, WA, November 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1976
- Place: Spanaway, WA · SPANAWAY, WA
- Location: 47.0981° N, 122.4234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spanaway, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0981&lon=-122.4234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156386
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYE03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3525   76/11/6   SPANAWAY,WA         CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N2620V              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 45, 1171 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            191 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHADY ACRES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPANAWAY,WA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STUDENT PLT LOW ON APCH.IP TOOK OVER,ADDED PWR TOO LATE.GR COLLAPSED WHEN STRIKING RWY LIP.DUSK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2620V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2620V-1993-03-03), registration cancelled 1993-03-03, S/N 18130 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shady Acres

## 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 19761106035339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761106035339A), Nov 6, 1976: Cessna 170, Spanaway, WA, Substantial damage. Student plt low on apch. Ip took over,added pwr too late. Gr collapsed when striking rwy lip. Dusk.

## Other investigations on N2620V (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA92FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA195), Sep 7, 1992: Cessna 170 (N2620V), Lacey, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER.

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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