# Accident 20040229003199A: Cessna 170, Herron, WA, February 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 2004, 16:25 local time
- Place: Herron, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2806° N, 122.8303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2806&lon=-122.8303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2534V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2534V-2014-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,475 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040229003199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED DIAMOND POINT AIRSTRIP (2WA1) SEQUIM, WA. ENROUTE TO AUBURN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (S50) AUBURN, WA. RADAR CONTACT HAD THE AIRCRAFT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 500 FEET OVER CASE INLET WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A DESCENT AT A RATE OF 1000 FEET PER MINUTE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND SANK TO A DEPTH OF 132 FEET. AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED AND DIVERS RECOVERED THE BODIES. AT THIS TIME, THE AIRCRAFT REMAINS AT THE BOTTOM OF CASE INLET, WITH NO INDICATIONS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE RECOVERED.

## 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 SEA04LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA050), Mar 1, 2004: Cessna 170 (N2534V), Herron, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the left muffler while maneuvering, resulting in a carbon monoxide leak into the cabin rendering the pilot incapacitated, and the subsequent uncontrolled descent and impact with water.

## Other reports on N2534V (1)

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

- [Accident 19980517009619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980517009619A), May 17, 1998: Cessna 170 (N2534V), Auburn, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of the acft on landing and damaged the wings while exiting the rwy. Auburn, WA. (.4)the pilot reported that after starting his landing…

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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