# Accident 20120215003099A: Cessna 172S, Northbend, WA, February 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2012, 01:00 local time
- Place: Northbend, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4975° N, 121.7489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4975&lon=-121.7489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N665SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N665SP-2012-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120215003099A

## Narrative

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

CAUSE OF ACCIDENT UNKNOWN.IT APPEARS FROM LOOKING AT THE RADAR TRACK DATA PROVIDED BY ATC OF N665SP AND LOOKING AT A TERMINAL AREA CHART THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RENTON AIRPORT FROM RUNWAY 16, MADE A LEFT DOWNWIND DEPARTURE, CLIMING OVER THE NEWCASTLE AREA HEADING TOWARDS THE CRASH SITE ON LITTLE MOUNT SI. WITNESS STATEMENTS REPORT THE AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE AS FLYING LOW HEADING EAST TOWARDS LITTLE MOUNT SI.THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE MOUNTAIN AT APPROXIMENTLY TWO THOUSAND FEET.WITNESS STATEMENT STATED THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARD INTO FOG WHICH WAS PATCHY AND THICK.ON SITE INSPECTION OF THE CRASH SITE AND WITNESS REPORTS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AND MADE CONTROLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN. THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS.

## 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 WPR12FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA105), Feb 15, 2012: Cessna 172S (N665SP), North Bend, WA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's physical impairment due to alcohol, which adversely affected his ability to operate the airplane and to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain while operating in dark night…

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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