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Cessna 172 N739UW

12 February 1986 · Renton, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 February 1986 at about 23:25 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N739UW was involved in an accident near Renton, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Renton, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Renton Muni (RTN)
Coordinates
47.3999, -122.1891
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N739UW
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Renton → Kent
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA86LA057

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. ALTHOUGH A CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT WAS PRESENT THE PILOT LOST CONTROL FOR UNKNOWN REASONS TO THE LEFT, CROSSING THE TAXIWAY AND THEN STRIKING A PARKED VEHICLE AND BUILDING. NO MECHANICAL REASON FOR CONTROL LOSS COULD BE FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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