# Incident 20001210021289I: Cessna 172, Washington, PA, December 10, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2000, 15:10 local time
- Place: Washington, PA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1742° N, 80.2468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1742&lon=-80.2468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7080A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7080A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 250 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001210021289I

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT STATED THAT ENROUTE FROM COLUMBIA, OHIO TO CAMBRIDGE, OHIO, THE CLOUDS AND VISIBILITY BEGAN TO LOWER. HE THEN TURNED SOUTH TO LOCATE THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND FOLLOW IT TO CAMBRIDGE. UPON REACHING THE INTERSTATE 70, HE WAS DOWN TO 1600 FEET MSL (400 AGL) WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS BELOW. AT THIS POINT, HE DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.

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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