# Accident 20010908025409A: Cessna 172M, Seattle, WA, September 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4404° N, 122.2806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4404&lon=-122.2806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20675, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20675) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010908025409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE THE PILOT/OWNER WAS TAXIING AS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, HE MANEUVERED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK A CYCLONE FENCE POST ERECTED FOR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE FENCE POST. THE AIRMAN WAS COUNSELED ON THE MATTER ON 09-10-01.

## 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 SEA01LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA171), Sep 8, 2001: Cessna 172M (N20675), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout during taxi. A fence was a factor.

## Other reports on N20675 (1)

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

- [Accident 20250925017019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250925017019A), Sep 25, 2025: Cessna 172M (N20675), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Hard landing at Brown Field Municipal Airport (sdm) on runway 26L. On approach aircraft lost comm with tower, airport operations met…

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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