# NTSB SEA81FA027: Cessna 175, N7686M, Burton, WA, April 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1981
- Place: Burton, WA · BURTON, WA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126774
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0560  81/4/13    BURTON,WA           CESSNA 175          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 813
        TIME - 1730                    N7686M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 788 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAX ORCHARDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURTON,WA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO RWY FM 50FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7686M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7686M-1983-06-10), registration cancelled 1983-06-10, S/N 55986 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wax Orchards

## 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 19810413016529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810413016529A), Apr 13, 1981: Cessna 175, Burton, WA, Substantial damage. Loss of power shortly after departure. Banked aircraft in attempt to get back on runway. Wing tip hit ground.

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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