# NTSB SEA81DYE06: Cessna 172, N6477D, Diamond Point, WA, November 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1980
- Place: Diamond Point, WA · DIAMOND POINT, WA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYE06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3107  80/11/16   DIAMOND POINT,WA    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N6477D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIAMOND POINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVERETT,WA                  DIAMOND POINT,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WND GSTG 15KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6477D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6477D-2007-07-11), registration cancelled 2007-07-11, S/N 17272825, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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: Diamond Point

## 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 19801116082439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801116082439A), Nov 16, 1980: Cessna 172N, Diamond Point, WA, Substantial damage. Landed halfway down runway. Unable to stop. Ran off end down embankment.

## Other investigations on N6477D (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 SEA96LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA009), Oct 19, 1995: Cessna 172N (N6477D), Laurel, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in inadequate altitude/clearance from hangar buildings and a subsequent emergency landing, while attempting to evade a flock of geese.…

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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