# Incident 20030417007859I: Cessna 320D, Wenatchee, WA, April 17, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2003
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7997° N, 120.5664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7997&lon=-120.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4178T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178T-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320D (registry code 2074512, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030417007859I

## Narrative

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

(-23) SEATTLE TRACON AND ARTCC (AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER) WERE CONTACTED. NEITHER FACILITY PROVIDED RADAR SERVICES TO THE MISSING AIRCRAFT. RADAR DATA REVIEWED. NO TARGET MATCHED THE MISSING AIRCRAFT ANTICIPATED ROUTE OF FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA03FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA165), Apr 17, 2003: Cessna 320D (N4178T), Mazama, WA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering. Mountainous terrain, trees and mountain obscuration were factors.

## Other reports on N4178T (1)

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

- [Accident 20030418018149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030418018149A), Apr 18, 2003: Cessna 320D (N4178T), Lost River, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On April 18th, 2003 at approximately 07:30 am, commercial pilot david nichols departed the wenatchee, Washington airport (eat) in 4178T, a 1965 Cessna…

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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