# Accident 20230306022599A: Cessna T182T, Queets, WA, March 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2023, 18:15 local time
- Place: Queets, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5334° N, 124.1106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5334&lon=-124.1106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24289, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24289) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182T (registry code 2072738, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A (registry code 42005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ak1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AK1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 803 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230306022599A

## Narrative

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

QUEETS, WA. ALNOT SAR EVENT. AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE LOCATED. CRASH DUE TO UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. LKP: 4732.029N/1246.568W

THIS REPORT MAYBE AMENDED LATER PENDING NTSB REPORT

## 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 WPR23FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA143), Mar 7, 2023: Cessna T182T (N24289), Queets, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain for undetermined reasons.

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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