# Accident 20020314006229A: Cessna 170B, Yelm, WA, March 14, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2002, 15:07 local time
- Place: Yelm, WA
- Airport: Western Airpark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9000° N, 122.6681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9000&lon=-122.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8065A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8065A-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020314006229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWN DRAFT, DID NOT RESPOND PROPERLY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES.

## 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 SEA02LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA054), Mar 14, 2002: Cessna 170B (N8065A), Rainier, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper decent rate on approach. A factor was the trees in close proximity to the airport.

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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