Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172B N7579X

22 May 1992 · Eatonville, Washington, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 22 May 1992 at about 07:01 local time, a Cessna 172B registered N7579X, operated by Beech, James L., was involved in an accident near Eatonville, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 07:01
Classification
Accident
Location
Eatonville, Washington, United States
Coordinates
46.8605, -122.2508
Aircraft
Cessna 172B
Registration
N7579X
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Beech, James L.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA92FA114

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

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, AGE 84, HAD CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY 2 YEARS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, AND A STROKE 1 YEAR BEFORE. HE DEPARTED ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLT IN 2 YEARS, AND DID NOT RETURN. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED 9 DAYS LATER WITHIN VIEW FROM THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE HAD IMPACTED THE SIDE OF A HILL IN A STRAIGHT & LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE. THE PILOT WAS TREATED RECENTLY FOR DEPRESSION, AND WAS TAKING MEDICATION FOR INSOMNIA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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