# Accident 19891108066089A: Cessna 172M, Snoqualmie, WA, November 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1989, 08:00 local time
- Place: Snoqualmie, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5301° N, 121.8001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5301&lon=-121.8001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73422, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73422-1990-01-26) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,856 total, 141 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891108066089A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO SUSTAIN IFR FLIGHT DUE TO AIRFRAME ICING. CRASHED INTO TREES ON MOUNTAINSIDE. PILOT SURVIVED,BECAME LOST.

## 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 SEA90FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA133), Nov 8, 1989: Cessna 172M (N73422), Snoqualmie, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POOR WEATHER EVALUATION BY THE PILOT.

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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