# Accident 20030530011009A: Cessna 172, Republic, WA, May 30, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2003, 09:58 local time
- Place: Republic, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6147° N, 118.4647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6147&lon=-118.4647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7301A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7301A-2003-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030530011009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT RUDY OHLUND AND FERRY COUNTY, WA UNDERSHERIFF MATTHEW LANE WERE CONDUCTING AN AIR SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION UNDER PART 91 FOR A MISSING PERSON IN CONJUNCTION WITH GROUND SEARCHERS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN INTO THE GROUND ALONG A THREE WIRE HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. A WITNESS WHO SAW THE AIRCRAFT ENTER A STALL AND NOSE OVER TO THE LEFT WAS AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WITHIN A MINUTE AND A HALF. HE SAID BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER, FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE TANKS, AND HE COULD HEAR SOME OTHER AIRCRAFT TALKING ON THE RADIO FREQUENCY. HE BACKED OFF BECAUSE OF THE FIRE HAZARD.

## 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 SEA03FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA089), May 30, 2003: Cessna 172 (N7301A), Republic, WA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a stall and subsequent loss of control during low altitude maneuvering.

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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