# NTSB SEA80DYE16: Cessna 172, N64266, Spanaway, WA, February 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1980
- Place: Spanaway, WA · SPANAWAY, WA
- Location: 47.0981° N, 122.4234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spanaway, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0981&lon=-122.4234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132169
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYE16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0017  80/2/10    SPANAWAY,WA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 226
        TIME - 1430                    N64266              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHADY ACRES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPANAWAY,WA                 BELLEVUE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- WING TIP STRUCK FENCE POST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64266](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64266), registered now, S/N 17265138, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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: Shady Acres

## 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 19800210002589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800210002589A), Feb 10, 1980: Cessna 172M, Spanaway, WA, Substantial damage. Wing struck fence post on edge of grass taxiway en route to runway.

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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