# Accident 19871119066369A: Cessna 172M, Sequim, WA, November 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1987, 21:42 local time
- Place: Sequim, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0607° N, 123.0597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0607&lon=-123.0597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70334, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70334-1990-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871119066369A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES DURING A NIGHT LOW LEVEL FLIGHT. WAS IN RADAR CONTACT WITH ATC. DID NOT REQUEST ALTITUDE ALERTING.

## 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 SEA88LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA020), Nov 19, 1987: Cessna 172M (N70334), Sequim, WA, destroyed

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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