# NTSB SEA82DYP06: Cessna 172G, N5757R, Mattawa, WA, December 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1981
- Place: Mattawa, WA · MATTAWA, WA
- Location: 46.7377° N, 119.9064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mattawa, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7377&lon=-119.9064&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DYP06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYP06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3161   81/12/2   MATTAWA,WA          CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 680
        TIME - 1330                    N5757R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 553 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DESERT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PASCO,WA                    MATTAWA,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    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                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           38                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD LNDG W DRCT HDWND,AFT STOPPING ON RWY,WND INCREASED,SHIFTED & BLEW ACFT OVR.GSTG 40KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5757R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5757R-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 17253426, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Desert

## 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 19811202041929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811202041929A), Dec 2, 1981: Cessna 172G, Mattawa, WA, Substantial damage. Blown over by a wind gust after coming to a stop at end of landing runway. Unforseen wind gusts.

## Other investigations on N5757R (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 SEA67D0149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0149), Sep 19, 1966: Cessna 172 (N5757R), Puyallup, WA, 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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