# Accident 19880213002469A: Cessna 175, Stevens Pass, WA, February 13, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1988, 19:30 local time
- Place: Stevens Pass, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6405° N, 121.3300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6405&lon=-121.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6642E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6642E-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 700 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880213002469A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO FOG OBSCURED TREES AT NIGHT WHILE TRYING TO FOLLOW HIGHWAY IN MOUNTAIN PASS. ADVISED VFR NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 SEA88LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA047), Feb 14, 1988: Cessna 175 (N6642E), Stevens Pass, WA, substantial damage

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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