# NTSB SEA78FA022: Cessna 172, Lynden, WA, March 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1978
- Place: Lynden, WA · LYNDEN, WA
- Location: 48.9480° N, 122.4589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynden, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9480&lon=-122.4589&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FA022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA022

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0003  78/3/16    LYNDEN,WA           PIPER PA-34         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1532                    C-GICQ              PX-  1  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 46, 13000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANGLEY,BC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  7
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   170               VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  7
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- LOST RIGHT OUTER WING PANEL IN COLLISION.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0003  78/3/16    LYNDEN,WA           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 135
        TIME - 1532                    C-GHUS              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  3  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABBOTTSFORD,BC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  3                           HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   170
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  7                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: C-GHUS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: C-GICQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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