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Cessna 172M N73175

22 July 1994 · Seattle, Washington, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 22 July 1994 at about 23:05 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N73175, operated by Kenmore Air Harbor, was involved in an accident near Seattle, Washington, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 23:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Kenmore (S6O)
Coordinates
47.7502, -122.2890
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N73175
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Kenmore Air Harbor
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA94LA189

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 2 0

Probable cause

THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT WAS MISJUDGED BY THE PILOT. DURING THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT, HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE RECENTLY CERTIFICATED SEAPLANE PILOT ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND FROM HIS APPROACH TO LAND AT THE SEAPLANE BASE, AFTER DETERMINING THAT HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO SHORE TO TOUCH DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND OTHER OBJECTS, INCLUDING AN OCCUPIED AUTOMOBILE, DURING THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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