# NTSB SEA77FYM29: Cessna 140, N89672, Vancouver, WA, April 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1977
- Place: Vancouver, WA · VANCOUVER, WA
- Location: 45.6387° N, 122.6615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vancouver, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6387&lon=-122.6615&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0966  77/4/21    VANCOUVER,WA        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1704                    N89672              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARK COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FIRST STUDENT SOLO.WIDE DOWNWIND,LOW ON FINAL,APPLIED PARTIAL PWR ATTEMPTING TO CLR TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89672](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89672-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 8720, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clark County

## 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 19770421008159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770421008159A), Apr 21, 1977: Cessna 140, Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. First student solo. Wide downwind,low on final,applied partial pwr attempting to clr trees.

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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