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SEA87LA113

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

Airport S43

Current FAA registration · N65994

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

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

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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