# Accident 19760811038919A: Cessna 172M, Enumclaw, WA, August 11, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1976
- Place: Enumclaw, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 47.2022° N, 121.9890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Enumclaw, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2022&lon=-121.9890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20083, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20083-1977-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 115 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76AS070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760811038919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNABLE TO CONTINUE DUE TO LOW CLOUDS,ATTEMPTING TURNAROUND.WRECKAGE LOCATED 8/14/76.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA76AS070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS070), Aug 11, 1976: Cessna 172N (N20083), Enumclaw, WA, destroyed, 4 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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