# NTSB SEA79DYE05: Cessna 172, N734VX, Orcas Island, WA, November 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1978
- Place: Orcas Island, WA · ORCAS ISLAND, WA
- Location: 48.6543° N, 122.9382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orcas Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6543&lon=-122.9382&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYE05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE05

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734VX), registered now, S/N 17269159, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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: East Sound

## 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 19781113037929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781113037929A), Nov 13, 1978: Cessna 172D, Orcas Island, WA, 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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