# Accident 19960724047089A: Cessna 172G, Kettlefalls, WA, July 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1996, 20:00 local time
- Place: Kettlefalls, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7193° N, 117.9601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7193&lon=-117.9601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4478L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4478L-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960724047089A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT OBTAINED ANY PREFLIGHT BRIEFING, FILED A FLIGHT PLAN OR DID HE DO ANY KIND OF PREFLIGHT CALCULATIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS FLIGHT. HIS METHOD FOR INITIATING A SOFT/SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF WAS TO HOLD FLAP HANDLE DOWN FOR A COUNT OF THREE AND DEPART. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 SEA96LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA166), Jul 25, 1996: Cessna 172G (N4478L), Kettle Falls, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning. Factors relating to the accident were: high ambient temperatures; departing from a short, grass runway; and tall trees off the departure end of the airstrip.

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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