# NTSB SEA77FYE16: Cessna 172, N1736F, Sultan, WA, April 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1977
- Place: Sultan, WA · SULTAN, WA
- Location: 47.8711° N, 121.8041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sultan, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8711&lon=-121.8041&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYE16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYE16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1136  77/4/23    SULTAN,WA           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 633
        TIME - 1700                    N1736F              PX-  0  1  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SULTAN,WA                   SKYKOMISH,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- TKOF FM 2000FT TURF RWY WITH FLAPS FULL DOWN.CAP RPTS UNRELIABLE FLAP INDICATOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1736F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1736F-2012-07-24), registration cancelled 2012-07-24, S/N 17255131, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Sky Harbor

## 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 19770423009649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770423009649A), Apr 23, 1977: Cessna 172H, Sultan, WA, Substantial damage. Tkof fm 2000FT turf rwy with flaps full down. Cap rpts unreliable flap indicator.

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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