# NTSB SEA83LA203: Cessna 172, N737YD, Gleneden Beach, OR, September 23, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 22, 1983, 20:30 local (Sep 23, 1983, 03:30 UTC)
- Place: Gleneden Beach, OR
- Coordinates: 44.879646, -124.029731 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8796&lon=-124.0297&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA83LA203
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39772/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA203

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, landing
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - proper touchdown point - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE ARRIVED AT AN UNLIGHTED ARPT ON A DARK NIGHT. AFTER MAKING 2 PASSES OVER THE ARPT TO IDENTIFY THE RWY & LANDMARKS, HE MADE AN APCH TO LAND. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH APRX 1/3 OF THE 3000 FT RWY REMAINING. THE PLT INITIATED A MISSED APCH, BUT REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK TREES BEYOND THE END OF THE RWY. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON A GOLF COURSE WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N737YD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172-69770
- Airframe hours: 2300
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Sharon M. Higgins
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 7, 1982
- Departed: TTD, TROUTDALE, OR
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: S45, Siletz Bay State, runway 35, 3,000 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 313 total, 252 in this make and model, 207 as pilot in command, 59 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19830922057309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830922057309A), Sep 22, 1983: Cessna 172N, Gleneden Beach, OR, Substantial damage. Landed on last third of unlighted strip. Struck trees trying a belated go around.

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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