# NTSB SEA78DYE08: Cessna 170, N5794C, Bellingham, WA, February 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1978
- Place: Bellingham, WA · BELLINGHAM, WA
- Location: 48.7534° N, 122.4702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellingham, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7534&lon=-122.4702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYE08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE08-143754

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0256  78/2/11    BELLINGHAM,WA       CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 142
        TIME - 1330                    N5794C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLINGHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLINGHAM,WA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5794C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5794C-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N 19838 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bellingham

## 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 19780211001069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211001069A), Feb 11, 1978: Cessna 170A, Bellingham, WA, Substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.