# Accident 19940528013089A: Cessna 172M, Look Out Pass, ID, May 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1994, 19:15 local time
- Place: Look Out Pass, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4592° N, 115.7391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4592&lon=-115.7391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30608, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30608-1994-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 72 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940528013089A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CLOUDS TRYING TO TURN AROUND LOW ALTITUDE IN A PASS. STRUCK TREES. WAS ADVISED VFR NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 SEA94LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA133), May 29, 1994: Cessna 172M (N30608), Lookout Pass, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING. FACTORS INCLUDE CLOUDY WEATHER.

## Other reports on N30608 (1)

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

- [Incident 19791118044459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791118044459I), Nov 18, 1979: Cessna 172 (N30608), Sinclair Island, WA, Minor damage. Touchdown on runway 200 feet from approach end on very wet grass caused overrun and thru fence. Damage to nose gear

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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