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Cessna 172P N53408

29 May 1993 · Enumclaw, Washington, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 29 May 1993 at about 01:30 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N53408, operated by Flight Tech, was involved in an accident near Enumclaw, Washington, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 01:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Enumclaw, Washington, United States
Coordinates
47.1005, -121.5995
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
N53408
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Flight Tech
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Seattle → Bend
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA93FA125

People

3 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 3 0 0 0

Probable cause

INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FOG AND RAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A 2,400 FOOT MOUNTAIN AT THE 2,200 FOOT LEVEL IN IMC. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH LIGHTNING AND RAINSHOWERS WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT VISIBILITY WAS POOR WITH THICK FOG IN THE AREA THAT OBSCURED THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN. DURING THE POST CRASH INVESTIGATION, NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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