Cessna 175 N7620M
26 February 1998 · Port Townsend, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 February 1998 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N7620M was involved in an accident near Port Townsend, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Townsend, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.0310, -122.8406
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175
- Registration
- N7620M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lebanon → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- SEA98LA041
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged distance and speed during landing. A factor was the wet grass runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During a landing on a damp 1700-foot grass runway, the pilot overran the runway, hit a ditch, bounced over a road, and ended up in a ditch on the other side of the road.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 175 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1998 | Cessna 175 | East Canton, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1998 | Cessna 175A | Norfolk, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1998 | Cessna 175 | Locust Grove, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1998 | Cessna 175 | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1998 | Cessna 175 | Emmett, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1998 | Cessna 175 | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1998 | Cessna P210N | Royal City, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Jun 1998 | Cessna 172N | Prindle, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Apr 1998 | Cessna 150L | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1998 | Embraer EMB-135 | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1998 | Cessna 172P | Seattle, Washington, United States | Wings Aloft Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1998 | Pilgrim STEEN SKYBOLT | Curtis, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |