# Accident 19890630019019A: Piper PA28180, Snoqualmie Pass, WA, June 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1989, 11:55 local time
- Place: Snoqualmie Pass, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4193° N, 121.3694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4193&lon=-121.3694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56759, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56759-1989-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 93 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890630019019A

## Narrative

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

WRONG TURN INTO BOX CANYON FOLLOWING ROAD THROUGH PASS AS CLOUDS LOWERED.STALLED INTO TREES.ATS HAD ADVISED WAS VMC

## 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 SEA89LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA127), Jun 30, 1989: Piper PA-28-180 (N56759), Snoqualmie Pass, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DESCISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERING A BOX CANYON WITH INSUFFICIENT SPEED AND ALTITUDE TO MANEUVER OUT OF THE CONFINED AREA. FACTORS RELATED TO…

## Other reports on N56759 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19851201067199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851201067199I), Dec 1, 1985: Piper PA28180 (N56759), Kalispell, MT, Minor damage. Forced landing after catastrophic failure of engine due to loss of oil. Out of annual, improper registration.
- [Accident 19771223042199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771223042199A), Dec 23, 1977: Piper PA28180 (N56759), Agness, OR, Substantial damage. Alternator failed. Lnd in wild rose bushes.

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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