# NTSB SEA78DYP36: Cessna 172, N79026, Cheney, WA, June 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1978
- Place: Cheney, WA · CHENEY, WA
- Location: 47.4911° N, 117.5815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheney, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4911&lon=-117.5815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYP36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1504  78/6/17  NR.CHENEY,WA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0715                    N79026              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 40, 969 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            360 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOWLERS NE 40
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BREWSTER,WA                CHENEY,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79026](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79026-1980-10-29), registration cancelled 1980-10-29, S/N 17257821 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fowlers Ne 40

## 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 19780617016559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780617016559A), Jun 17, 1978: Cessna 172D, Cheney, WA, Substantial damage. Hit ditch.

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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