Cessna 172 N4801D

Summary

On 4 August 2016 at about 04:24 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N4801D was involved in an accident near Everett, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 August 2016 at 04:24

Classification

Accident

Location

Everett, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Snohomish County (Paine Fld) (PAE)

Coordinates

47.9025, -122.2831

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N4801D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Renton → Everett

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

GAA16CA417

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the building door, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After a local flight, the pilot reported that while taxing in the non-movement area at night he made a left turn and impacted a building door with the left wing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.