# NTSB SEA77DYE35: Cessna 172, N6931X, Ilwaco, WA, August 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1977
- Place: Ilwaco, WA · ILWACO, WA
- Location: 46.3074° N, 124.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ilwaco, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3074&lon=-124.0348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145963
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYE35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3098  77/8/27    ILWACO,WA           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 451
        TIME - 1940                    N6931X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT OF ILWACO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALEM,OR                    ILWACO,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - RECIEVED RECORDED BRIEFING BY LFMF RADIO
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           80                                                      350
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- T/D LONG & FAST.GUSTS TO EST 30KTS RPTD BY PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6931X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6931X), registered now, S/N 17247831 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (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: Port Of Ilwaco

## 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 19770827025619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770827025619A), Aug 27, 1977: Cessna 172B, Ilwaco, WA, Substantial damage. T/d long & fast. Gusts to EST 30KTS rptd by plt.

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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