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SEA97LA007

1996-10-08 · MANZANITA, Oregon, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 3S7

Current FAA registration · N759RE

Make / Model
CESSNA 182Q
Year of manufacture
1977 · 19 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19780109
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA3CF4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

failure of pilot to adequately compensate for wind conditions on final approach and attain a proper touchdown point for landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the unfavorable wind condition.

Factual narrative

On October 8, 1996, about 1315 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N759RE, landed short of runway 33 at Nehalem Bay State airport near Manzanita, Oregon. The airplane was substantially damaged, but the private pilot and his two passengers were not injured. The pilot stated that he checked the wind sock and then made a downwind entry for runway 33. He said that, on final approach, he had a quartering headwind until just prior to touchdown, when the wind stopped. The airplane stalled and flipped over in the sand about 50 feet short of the runway threshold. The pilot checked the windsock and then made a downwind entry for landing. He reported that on final approach, he had a quartering headwind until just before landing. He said that just before touchdown, the wind stopped, and the airplane stalled (settled) onto sandy terrain about 50 feet short of the runway threshold and flipped over. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1996_SEA97LA007.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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