- Date
- July 28, 1978
- Place
- Chewelah, WA · CHEWELAH, WA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N84679Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780728018809A
- Case key
- 141252
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1501 78/7/28 CHEWELAH,WA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 102 TIME - 2230 N84679 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 99 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAND CANYON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SPOKANE,WA RETURN CHEWELAH,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- HIT DIRT MOUND TO LEFT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84679
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sand Canyon
N84679Registration cancelled Sep 15, 2009 · Cessna 172KAirframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.