# Accident 19881202052379A: Cessna 335, Arlington, WA, December 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1988, 17:35 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1800° N, 121.6706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1800&lon=-121.6706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2706F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2706F-1989-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 335 (registry code 2075601, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-335) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 335
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520EB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,211 total, 18 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881202052379A

## Narrative

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

ON SECOND MISSED APPROACH CAME LOWER THAN MINIMUMS. THEN TURNED INTO RISING TERRAIN, STRUCK TREES AND GROUND.

## 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 SEA89FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA021), Dec 3, 1988: Cessna 335 (N2706F), Arlington, WA, destroyed, 2 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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