# Accident 20021126031949A: Cessna 172P, Wenatchee, WA, November 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2002, 11:30 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Airport: Pangborn Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2881° N, 120.2961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2881&lon=-120.2961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65564, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65564-2003-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021126031949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C DEPARTED EAT AT ABOUT 1115 LCL FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT W/ONE PASSENGER. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 0.3 HOURS, A/C CONTACTED TREE TOPS AT ABOUT 3620 FT MSL. IN A WINGS-LEVEL CRUISE ALTITUDE. AFTER CONTACTING FOUR TREES, FUSELAGE CAME TO REST ON RH SIDE W/LH WING BROKEN IN TWO PLACES AND RH WING SEPARATED AT THE ROOT. A/C WAS FLYING UP-CANYON AND APPEARS TO HAVE ENCOUNTERED IMC SHORTLY BEFORE HITTING TREES. THERE WAS NO APPARENT EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. BOTH PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATAL. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 SEA03FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA013), Nov 26, 2002: Cessna 172P (N65564), Malaga, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's attempted VFR flight into IMC resulting in the aircraft colliding with trees and up sloping terrain. Contributing factors were clouds, trees, and uphill terrain. The pilot’s performance…

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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