# NTSB SEA77FYE01: Cessna 172, N84647, Lummi Island, WA, November 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1976
- Place: Lummi Island, WA · LUMMI ISLAND, WA
- Location: 48.7246° N, 122.6863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lummi Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7246&lon=-122.6863&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYE01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYE01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3930   76/11/5   LUMMI ISLAND,WA     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1430                    N84647              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            5000 TOTAL HOURS, 1060 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLINGHAM,WA               LUMMI ISLAND,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, BY PHONE,LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          SPECIAL VFR
        REMARKS- PULLED UP TO AVOID TREES,RT WING HIT TREES.PLT RETURNED TO BELLINGHAM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84647](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84647), registered now, S/N 17258560, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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 19761105037269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761105037269A), Nov 5, 1976: Cessna 172K, Lummi Island, WA, Substantial damage. Pulled up to avoid trees,rt wing hit trees. Plt returned to bellingham.

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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