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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Concrete, WA · February 20, 2002

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Date: February 20, 2002 · 08:00 local
Place: Concrete, WA
Airport: Concrete Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: CFISS
Reported as: Cessna 172

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot was conducting a personal scenic flight in canadian registered Cessna 172 c-fiss in the vicinity of Concrete, Washington. A climbing left turn was initiated with the intent of flying east to west over lake shannon, approximately 2-3 NM northeast of Concrete. The aircraft collided with trees on rising terrain at low airspeed and then dropped to the ground. The canadian commercial pilot/cfi was uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed by impact forces.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A PERSONAL SCENIC FLIGHT IN CANADIAN REGISTERED CESSNA 172 C-FISS IN THE VICINITY OF CONCRETE, WASHINGTON. A CLIMBING LEFT TURN WAS INITIATED WITH THE INTENT OF FLYING EAST TO WEST OVER LAKE SHANNON, APPROXIMATELY 2-3 NM NORTHEAST OF CONCRETE. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES ON RISING TERRAIN AT LOW AIRSPEED AND THEN DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE CANADIAN COMMERCIAL PILOT/CFI WAS UNINJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES.