# NTSB SEA77DYE07: Cessna 182, N1816X, Lopez Island, WA, January 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1977
- Place: Lopez Island, WA · LOPEZ ISLAND, WA
- Location: 48.4787° N, 122.8930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lopez Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4787&lon=-122.8930&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156929
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYE07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1392   77/1/2    LOPEZ ISLAND,WA     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 557
        TIME - 0900                    N1816X              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDSOCK FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CENTER ISLAND,WA            LOPEZ ISLAND,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- WET GRASS RWY WITH SLUSHY SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1816X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1816X-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N 18255916, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Windsock Farm

## 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 19770102007469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770102007469A), Jan 2, 1977: Cessna 182H, Lopez Island, WA, Substantial damage. Wet grass rwy with slushy snow.

## Other investigations on N1816X (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 FTW66F0555](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0555), Mar 10, 1966: Cessna 182H (N1816X), Morton, TX, substantial damage

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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