20070523013349A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Cliffdell, WA · May 23, 2007

Date
May 23, 2007
Place
Cliffdell, WA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5180J
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Missing aircraft on a flight from twf to rnt. Radar contact lost east of mount rainier in Washington state. Extensive search conducted with no sign of aircraft. GPS had just been installed in aircraft week prior. Media reported that pilot had been ordered to report to a court proceeding and family members reported that he had his dog and two years of dog food on board the aircraft. If the aircraft is located and is found to be an accident, an updated 8020-23 will be filed.(-23 amendment) missing aircraft has been found and the accident is being handled by privacy data omitted, ASI, of the spokane FSDO.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MISSING AIRCRAFT ON A FLIGHT FROM TWF TO RNT. RADAR CONTACT LOST EAST OF MOUNT RAINIER IN WASHINGTON STATE. EXTENSIVE SEARCH CONDUCTED WITH NO SIGN OF AIRCRAFT. GPS HAD JUST BEEN INSTALLED IN AIRCRAFT WEEK PRIOR. MEDIA REPORTED THAT PILOT HAD BEEN ORDERED TO REPORT TO A COURT PROCEEDING AND FAMILY MEMBERS REPORTED THAT HE HAD HIS DOG AND TWO YEARS OF DOG FOOD ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. IF THE AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED AND IS FOUND TO BE AN ACCIDENT, AN UPDATED 8020-23 WILL BE FILED.(-23 AMENDMENT) MISSING AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN FOUND AND THE ACCIDENT IS BEING HANDLED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ASI, OF THE SPOKANE FSDO.