# NTSB SEA80DYE01: Cessna 170B, N3160A, Copalis Beach, WA, October 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1979
- Place: Copalis Beach, WA · COPALIS BEACH, WA
- Location: 47.1246° N, 124.1665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Copalis Beach, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1246&lon=-124.1665&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYE01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2453   79/10/6   COPALIS BEACH,WA    CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 148
        TIME - 1915                    N3160A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COPALIS BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COPALIS BEACH,WA            PORT ORCHARD,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- TKOF FROM CROWDED BEACH AT DUSK. PEOPLE WALKED INTO ACFT'S PATH. STRUCK CESSNA 172,N80849,SUB DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3160A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3160A), registered now, S/N 25804, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Copalis Beach

## 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 19791006026999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791006026999A), Oct 6, 1979: Cessna 170, Copalis Beach, WA, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff on sandy Beach strip. Veered aircraft to avoid people. Skidded into parked aircraft.

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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