Plane Crash List

Cessna 172 N737YD

23 September 1983 · Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 September 1983 at about 03:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N737YD was involved in an accident near Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 03:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
Nearest airport
Siletz Bay State (S45)
Coordinates
44.8796, -124.0297
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N737YD
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Troutdale → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
SEA83LA203

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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