# NTSB SEA77FYP21: Cessna 182D, N8712X, Kingston, ID, April 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1977
- Place: Kingston, ID · KINGSTON, ID
- Location: 47.5491° N, 116.2707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingston, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5491&lon=-116.2707&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYP21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYP21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1374   77/4/3    KINGSTON,ID         CESSNA 182D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 540
        TIME - 0958                    N8712X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDPOINT,ID                KINGSTON,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD ON SOFT HAY FLD. NOSE GR COLLAPSED,NOSED OVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8712X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8712X-2013-09-11), registration cancelled 2013-09-11, S/N 18253112, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, 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 19770403013419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770403013419A), Apr 3, 1977: Cessna 182D, Kingston, ID, Substantial damage. Lndd on soft hay fld. Nose gr collapsed,nosed ovr.

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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