# Accident 20000322006259A: Cessna 172N, Quincy, WA, March 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2000, 13:45 local time
- Place: Quincy, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0802° N, 119.8597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0802&lon=-119.8597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N229CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N229CP-2002-05-29) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000322006259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE OBSERVING ELK ON THE GROUND DURING THE FLIGHT. PILTO WAS PREOCCUPIED WIHT THE GROUND OBSERVATION AND FAILED TO PROPERLY MANAGE THE AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT, ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTIUE TOWARD RISING TERRAIN WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE.  AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERED INTO RISING, STEEP RAVINE, WHICH WAS TOO NARROE FOR COURSE REVERSAL, AND TOO STEEP FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO OVERCOME, RESULTING IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 SEA00LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA054), Mar 22, 2000: Cessna 172N (N229CP), Quincy, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure to maintain terrain clearance. Factors include mountainous/hilly 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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