# Accident 20180503004539A: Cessna 172N, Port Angeles, WA, May 3, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2018, 08:10 local time
- Place: Port Angeles, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: RTEA
- Location: 48.1192° N, 123.4481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Angeles, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1192&lon=-123.4481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734QQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734QQ-2019-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,390 total, 800 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180503004539A

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 172 DEPARTED PORT ANGELES AIRPORT (KCLM) AT APPROXIMATELY 0745 LOCAL ON A DIRECT ROUTE TO SHELTON AIRPORT (KSHN), THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91.  THE PRE-TAKEOFF ENGINE RUN-UP WAS NORMAL.  THE TAKEOFF, DEPARTURE AND INITIAL CLIMB OUT WAS NORMAL.  ABOUT 25 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED THAT HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE RISING TERRAIN AND REALIZED THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TERRAIN IN FRONT OF HIM SO HE EXECUTED A CLIMBING TURN TO THE RIGHT.  AT APPROXIMATELY 0810 AND ABOUT 90 DEGREES INTO THAT RIGHT TURN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO STALL AND THE PILOT PUSHED THE NOSE OVER AND IMPACTED THE MOUNTAIN SNOWFIELD.  DURING THE FLIGHT, FROM PRE-DEPARTURE TO IMPACT, THE CEILING AND VISIBILITY WAS UNRESTRICTED (CAVU).  THE PILOT RECEIVED INJURIES AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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