# NTSB SEA77DYG03: Cessna 172M, N12772, Benge, WA, September 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1976
- Place: Benge, WA · BENGE, WA
- Location: 46.9093° N, 118.1025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benge, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9093&lon=-118.1025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYG03

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3094   76/9/9    BENGE,WA            CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N12772              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 26, 1020 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            450 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OTHELLO WA                  RETURN                       BENGE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM PRIVATE ROAD.HIT ROCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12772](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12772), registered now, S/N 17262245, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (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 19760909030869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760909030869A), Sep 9, 1976: Cessna 172M, Benge, WA, Substantial damage. Tkof frm private road. Hit rock.

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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