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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172B · Eatonville, WA · May 22, 1992

Date
May 22, 1992 · 00:01 local
Place
Eatonville, WA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7579X
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA92FA114
Reported as
Cessna 172B
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
5,200 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into side of a hill at cruise speed pilot 84YRS old had suffered stroke and had heart surgery. No medical.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A HILL AT CRUISE SPEED PILOT 84YRS OLD HAD SUFFERED STROKE AND HAD HEART SURGERY. NO MEDICAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.