Cessna 172M N70334

Summary

On 19 November 1987 at about 05:42 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N70334 was involved in an accident near Sequim, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 November 1987 at 05:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Sequim, Washington, United States

Coordinates

48.0607, -123.0597

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N70334

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Friday Harbor → Renton

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

SEA88LA020

2 people had minor injuries.

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

DURING DARK NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES WHILE IN CRUISE FLT AT ABOUT 2,000 FEET MSL. ALTHOUGH THE PILOT HAD REQUESTED VFR TRAFFIC ADVISORIES, HE DID NOT SOLICIT THE USE OF THE LOW ALTITUDE ALERT SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED AS A CONTROLLER AID IN DETECTING POTENTIALLY UNSAFE AIRCRAFT PROXIMITY TO TERRAIN OR OBSTRUCTIONS AND WAS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME FOR VFR FLTS IF REQUESTED. THE PLT REFUSED TO SUBMIT ANY WRITTEN STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.