# NTSB SEA77DYPI9: Cessna 172, N8493U, Kennewick, WA, February 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1977
- Place: Kennewick, WA · KENNEWICK, WA
- Location: 46.1976° N, 119.1759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennewick, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1976&lon=-119.1759&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYPI9
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYPI9

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0246  77/2/16    KENNEWICK,WA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2150
        TIME - 1120                    N8493U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VISTA FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENNEWICK,WA                RICHLAND,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUST UPSET ACFT.PREVAILING WIND 20-25KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8493U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8493U-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 17252393, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (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: Vista Field

## 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 19770216002609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770216002609A), Feb 16, 1977: Cessna 172F, Kennewick, WA, Substantial damage. Wind gust upset acft. Prevailing wind 20-25KTS.

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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