- Date
- September 29, 1978
- Place
- Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N75561Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780929028999A
- Case key
- 139000
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2639 78/9/29 SEATTLE,WA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 92 TOTAL TIME - 1000 N75561 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KENMOORE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEATTLE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- TURNED TO AVOID BEACH & DOCKS,LOST CTL. FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75561
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kenmoore
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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.