# NTSB SEA77DYM14: Cessna 182, N8720X, Waldport, OR, January 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1977
- Place: Waldport, OR · WALDPORT, OR
- Location: 44.4198° N, 124.0658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waldport, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4198&lon=-124.0658&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0075   77/1/9    WALDPORT,OR         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 124
        TIME - 1140                    N8720X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAKONDA BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,OR                   WALDPORT,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LDG ON WET SOD RWY.BRAKING INEFFECTIVE,FLEW THRU TRANSMISSION WIRES ON GO-ARND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8720X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8720X), registered now, S/N 18253120 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (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: Wakonda Beach

## 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 19770109000269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770109000269A), Jan 9, 1977: Cessna 182D, Waldport, OR, Substantial damage. Ldg on wet sod rwy. Braking ineffective,flew thru transmission wires on go-arnd.

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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