# Accident 19950114000329A: Cessna 172N, Blyn, WA, January 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1995, 04:40 local time
- Place: Blyn, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XQVA
- Location: 48.0607° N, 123.0606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0607&lon=-123.0606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1535E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1535E-2012-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,114 total, 1,684 in this make and model, 570 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950114000329A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO TREES TURNING BACK DUE TO IMC. REPORTED PROBLEM OF TURBULENCE. OVER GROSS WT.MARIHUANA IN BLOOD SAMPLE

## 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 SEA95FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA037), Jan 14, 1995: Cessna 172N (N1535E), Blyn, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE DARK NIGHT.

## Other reports on N1535E (1)

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

- [Incident 19800403047479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800403047479I), Apr 3, 1980: Cessna 172N (N1535E), Port Angeles, WA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown.

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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