# NTSB SEA79FA042: Cessna 172M, N172KA, Bremerton, WA, July 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1979
- Place: Bremerton, WA · BREMERTON, WA
- Location: 47.5400° N, 122.7171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bremerton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5400&lon=-122.7171&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135209
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FA042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1835   79/7/7    BREMERTON,WA        CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 129
        TIME - 0014                    N172KA              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BREMERTON,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT TOPPED TREE,STRUCK GRND AT LOW FWD SPD 1/4 MILE AWAY.PLT B/A LEVEL .066 PER CENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N172KA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172KA-1982-08-12), registration cancelled 1982-08-12, S/N 17261431 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19790707021539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790707021539A), Jul 7, 1979: Cessna 172M, Bremerton, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot made low passes over friends residence. Hit trees. Crashed & burned . Factors: dark night, alcohol.

## Other investigations on N172KA (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 CHI73DEP21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEP21), Sep 4, 1972: Cessna 172 (N172KA), Lake Geneva, WI, 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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