# NTSB SEA79DYE32: Cessna 172M, N1169U, Ocean Shores, WA, July 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1979
- Place: Ocean Shores, WA · OCEAN SHORES, WA
- Location: 46.9677° N, 124.1511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean Shores, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9677&lon=-124.1511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135626
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYE32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1166  79/7/17    OCEAN SHORES,WA     CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1240                    N1169U              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 50, 634 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            293 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEAN SHORES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCEAN SHORES,WA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- HIT SEMI TRAILER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1169U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1169U-1993-12-07), registration cancelled 1993-12-07, S/N 17266873 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ocean Shores

## 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 19790717015719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790717015719A), Jul 17, 1979: Cessna 172M, Ocean Shores, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot set 20 of flaps on flare out and ran off end of runway, causing accident.

## Other investigations on N1169U (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 LAX93FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA068), Dec 17, 1992: Cessna 172M (N1169U), Laie, HI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO A MOUNTAINOUS AREA WHERE HE LOST VISUAL REFERENCE TO ILLUMINATED GROUND FEATURES WHICH RESULTED IN HIS BECOMING DISORIENTED. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE…

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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