# NTSB SEA78DYP45: Cessna 172, N13403, St.Maries, ID, July 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1978
- Place: St.Maries, ID · ST.MARIES, ID
- Location: 47.3146° N, 116.5722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Maries, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3146&lon=-116.5722&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYP45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2396  78/7/24    ST.MARIES,ID        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 270
        TIME - 2130                    N13403              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENEWAH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.MARIES,ID                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
        REMARKS- USING TAXIWAY FOR RWY DUE CONSTRUCTION. TRUCK TRIED TO CROSS AHEAD OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13403](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13403-2007-12-14), registration cancelled 2007-12-14, S/N 17262732 (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: Benewah

## 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 19780724024939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780724024939A), Jul 24, 1978: Cessna 172M, St.Maries, ID, Substantial damage. Using taxiway for rwy due construction. Truck tried to cross ahea acft.

## Other investigations on N13403 (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 SEA85LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA117), May 17, 1985: Cessna 172M (N13403), Couer D'Alene, ID, 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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