# NTSB SEA79FYM68: Cessna 172N, N7335B, Clatskanie, OR, September 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1979
- Place: Clatskanie, OR · CLATSKANIE, OR
- Location: 46.1046° N, 123.2045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clatskanie, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1046&lon=-123.2045&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYM68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2467  79/9/22    CLATSKANIE,OR       CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 141
        TIME - 1030                    N7335B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WA                ASTORIA,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND. LND ON BEACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7335B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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