# NTSB SEA78DYP01: Cessna 206, N72160, Priest Rpd Dam, WA, October 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1977
- Place: Priest Rpd Dam, WA · PRIEST RPD DAM, WA
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYP01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP01

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3598   77/10/1 NR.PRIEST RPD DAM,WA  CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N72160              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             AGE 51, 14400 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLYMPIA,WA                 PRIEST RPD DAM,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PHOTO MAPPING.STATE HWY DEPT.HIT WIRE ACROSS RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72160](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72160), registered now, S/N U206-1303 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206d) (registry code 2073344) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, 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 19771001034809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771001034809A), Oct 1, 1977: Cessna TU206D, Priest Rpd Dam, WA, Substantial damage. Photo mapping. State hwy dept. Hit wire across river.

## Other investigations on N72160 (2)

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.

- [NTSB SEA77FYC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYC12), Dec 30, 1976: Cessna TU206D (N72160), Farmington, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN70FXD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70FXD09), Mar 2, 1970: Cessna TU206D (N72160), Aspen, CO, 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.

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