Cessna 162 N162HA

Summary

On 25 April 2026 at about 17:26 local time, a Cessna 162 registered N162HA, operated by 206 Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Everett, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

25 April 2026 at 17:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Everett, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Seattle Paine Fld Intl (PAE)

Coordinates

47.9073, -122.2821

Aircraft

Cessna 162

Registration

N162HA

Category

Airplane

Year built

2011

Engines

1

Operator

206 Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR26LA178

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On April 25, 2026, at 1026 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 162, N162HA, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Everett, Washington. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The flight instructor and student pilot reported that they were performing touch-and-go landings on runways 34L and 34R at the Seattle Paine Field International Airport (PAE), Everett, Washington. During a subsequent takeoff, after the nose landing gear lifted off the runway surface, they heard a loud clunking sound. They conducted a normal climb and requested clearance from the tower controller to perform a low-altitude pass over the runway, to allow ground personnel to visually inspect the landing gear. Flight school personnel reported to the pilots that the nose landing gear appeared damaged. After performing additional low-altitude passes, the flight instructor chose to land on runway 34L. During the landing roll, the nose landing gear collapsed and folded aft, which resulted in substantial damage to the bottom of the fuselage near the firewall. The airplane was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.