# Accident 19930930037079A: Cessna 172N, Ellensberg, WA, September 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1993, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ellensberg, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9693° N, 120.4705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9693&lon=-120.4705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172LS-1994-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930930037079A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK RISING TERRAIN NEAR A RIDGE WHILE FLYING LOW TO SCOUT FOR ELK.

## 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 SEA93FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA214), Oct 1, 1993: Cessna 172N (N172LS), Ellensburg, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALLING SPEED (VS), AND HIS INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS INCLUDE THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION, AND AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN.

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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