- Date
- November 13, 1978
- Place
- Orcas Island, WA · ORCAS ISLAND, WA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N734VXCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781113037929A
- Case key
- 139111
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3438 78/11/13 ORCAS ISLAND,WA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 91 TOTAL TIME - 1100 N734VX PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST SOUND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLINGHAM,WA ORCAS ISLAND,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734VX
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- East Sound
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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.