# NTSB SEA78DYP06: Cessna 172, N9021H, Pasco, WA, December 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1977
- Place: Pasco, WA · PASCO, WA
- Location: 46.2396° N, 119.1006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pasco, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2396&lon=-119.1006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYP06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3802  77/12/15   PASCO,WA            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 289
        TIME - 1700                    N9021H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 284 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-CITIES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PASCO,WA                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           29                                                      210
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           35                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TWR ADVISED PLT OF WIND PRIOR TO TAXI.35KTS GUSTING TO 45KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9021H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9021H-1990-12-27), registration cancelled 1990-12-27, S/N 17265904 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tri-Cities

## 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 19771215037669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771215037669A), Dec 15, 1977: Cessna 172M, Pasco, WA, Substantial damage. Twr advised plt of wind prior to taxi.35KTS gusting to 45KTS.

## Other investigations on N9021H (1)

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 SEA90FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA065), Apr 13, 1990: Cessna 172M (N9021H), Incline Village, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: MOUNTAINOUS…

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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