SEA77FYE27

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Olga, WA · July 8, 1977

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 8, 1977
Place
Olga, WA · OLGA, WA
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8441XCessna 172
Status
Completed · report September 2, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770708021429A
Case key
146686

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1679   77/7/8    OLGA,WA             CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N8441X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAKELY ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRIDAY HARBOR,WA            BELLINGHAM,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N8441X
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Blakely Island

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.