# NTSB SEA77FA005: Cessna 172, N5789A, Pendleton, OR, November 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1976
- Place: Pendleton, OR · PENDLETON, OR
- Location: 45.6756° N, 118.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pendleton, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6756&lon=-118.8195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156677
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FA005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3802   76/11/9 NR.PENDLETON,OR       CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 196
        TIME - 1750                    N5789A              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENDLETON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WENATCHEE,WA                LA GRANDE,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       48
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          190                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5789A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5789A-1976-12-21), registration cancelled 1976-12-21, S/N 28389 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pendleton

## 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 19761109041809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761109041809A), Nov 9, 1976: Cessna 172, Pendleton, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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