Event SEA87LA113

1987-06-05 SNOHOMISH, Washington, United States Airport · S43 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N65994

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 172P

Year of manufacture

1983 · 4 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19830317

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A8B1D9

Registrant of record

CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N65994 Cessna 172P None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT INITIATED A LANDING ON A 2650 FT LONG RUNWAY IN A 11-18 KNOT QUARTERING TAILWIND CONDITION. HE FLEW THE FINAL APPROACH TOO FAST AND FLARED PREMATURELY. THE ACFT FLOATED DOWN THE RWY, LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED TWICE. THE PLT LOST CONTROL AND THE ACFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RWY. THE LEFT WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ON IMPACT WITH A POLE ON THE SIDE OF THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_SEA87LA113.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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