# Accident 19900602018179A: Cessna 172K, Fort Lewis/Taco, WA, June 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1990, 23:23 local time
- Place: Fort Lewis/Taco, WA
- Airport: Gray Aaf
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1095° N, 122.5906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1095&lon=-122.5906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79931, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79931-1991-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 807 total, 52 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900602018179A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON FINAL DURING NIGHT APPROACH IN LIGHT RAIN. HAD ALTIMETER SET INCORRECTLY. FOG LAYER ON TREE TOPS.

## 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 SEA90FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA091), Jun 3, 1990: Cessna 172K (N79931), Tacoma, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDE PATH FOR LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH A TREE.

## Other reports on N79931 (2)

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

- [Accident 19770819029759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770819029759A), Aug 19, 1977: Cessna 172K (N79931), Orchard, OR, Substantial damage. Intentionally steered into a stump to stop acft rather than penetrate fence.
- [Accident 19740630021739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740630021739A), Jun 30, 1974: Cessna 172K (N79931), Burlington, WA, Substantial damage. Acft lndg rwy 03.gusting to 25K.

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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