# NTSB UNK65X0818: Cessna 172, N7362T, Mesa, WA, November 24, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1964
- Place: Mesa, WA · MESA, WA
- Location: 46.5735° N, 119.0013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5735&lon=-119.0013&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180793
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0818
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0818

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3549  64/11/24   MESA WASH           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 480
        TIME - 1555                    N7362T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 214 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7362T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7362T), registered now, S/N 46962, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (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: Destroyed

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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