# NTSB SEA77FYK14: Cessna 172M, N4418Q, Days Creek, OR, June 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1977
- Place: Days Creek, OR · DAYS CREEK, OR
- Location: 42.9705° N, 123.1657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Days Creek, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9705&lon=-123.1657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYK14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYK14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1671   77/6/8  NR.DAYS CREEK,OR      CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N4418Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,OR                  DAYS CREEK,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- NEW PVT PLT.2ND ATMT TO LAND MTN STRIP.HEAVY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4418Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4418Q-2012-06-27), registration cancelled 2012-06-27, S/N 17261701, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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
- Airport: Miller Airstrip

## 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 19770608016659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770608016659A), Jun 8, 1977: Cessna 172M, Days Creek, OR, Substantial damage. New pvt plt.2nd atmt to land mtn strip. Heavy.

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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