# Accident 19950805021989A: Cessna 172M, Quilcene, WA, August 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1995, 16:35 local time
- Place: Quilcene, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8209° N, 122.8404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8209&lon=-122.8404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1464U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1464U-1996-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 933 total, 295 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950805021989A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAINSIDE WHILE STANDING BY FOR IFR CLEARANCE. WORSEING WEATHER IN AREA. TOO LOW FOR SAFETY.

## 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 SEA95FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA171), Aug 5, 1995: Cessna 172M (N1464U), Quilcene, WA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE MOUNTAINS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CLOUDS AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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