# NTSB SEA78DYP42: Cessna 172, N84679, Chewelah, WA, July 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1978
- Place: Chewelah, WA · CHEWELAH, WA
- Location: 48.2826° N, 117.7169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chewelah, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2826&lon=-117.7169&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141252
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYP42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP42

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84679-2009-09-15), registration cancelled 2009-09-15, S/N 17258574, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sand Canyon

## 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 19780728018809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780728018809A), Jul 28, 1978: Cessna 172D, Chewelah, WA, Substantial damage. Hit dirt mound to left of rwy.

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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