# Accident 19850920046909A: Cessna 172P, Brinnon, WA, September 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1985, 20:28 local time
- Place: Brinnon, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6891° N, 122.9902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6891&lon=-122.9902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51698 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,605 total, 91 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850920046909A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH SHARPLY RISING TERRAIN AT 3700 FOOT LEVEL. WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN. SPARSE HABITATION, DARK NIGHT.

## 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 SEA85LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA224), Sep 21, 1985: Cessna 172PII (N51698), Brinnon, WA, destroyed, 3 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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