# Accident 20250926014929A: Cessna 172F, Battle Ground, WA, September 26, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2025, 13:06 local time
- Place: Battle Ground, WA
- Airport: Goheen
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8267° N, 122.5777° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8267&lon=-122.5777&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8219U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8219U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250926014929A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2025, A CESSNA 172F WAS DESTROYED IN AN ACCIDENT AT GOHEEN AIRPORT (W52) NEAR BATTLE GROUND, WASHINGTON, AT APPROXIMATELY 1306 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTED A HIGH RECONNAISSANCE FLYOVER AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY'S MID-SECTION. THE PILOT THEN ENTERED THE CROSSWIND LEG OF THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN, TURNING ONTO THE DOWNWIND LEG. COMPLETING A LEFT TURN, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED FOR A FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 15. SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE CAPTURED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING ABOUT 10 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, PARTIALLY TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY'S LAST THIRD. THE PILOT ADDED POWER, INITIATING A SHALLOW CLIMB TO 900 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED LEFT ONTO THE BASE LEG, OVERSHOOTING THE EXTENDED RUNWAY 15 CENTERLINE BUT MAINTAINING ALTITUDE. DURING A DESCENDING LEFT TURN, THE AIRCRAFT DEVIATED APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES OFF THE RUNWAY HEADING. THE LAST ADS-B DATA RECORDED THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROX 100 KN, 300 FT MSL AND 122 FEET NORTHWEST OF RUNWAY 15 APPROACH END. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO THEN SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT VEERING SHARPLY RIGHT IN A DIVE BEFORE IMPACT WITH LARGE TREE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING'S INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT WAS A LARGE TREE, 75 FEET ABOVE ITS BASE. DEBRIS SCATTERED BELOW INCLUDED A SECTION OF THE OUTBOARD RIGHT WING, AILERON, AND WINGTIP. THE PROPELLER, FOUND 22 FEET FROM THE IMPACT POINT, DISPLAYED S-BENDING, LEADING EDGE POLISHING, AND EMBEDDED WOOD FIBERS. THE MAIN WRECKAGE, COMPRISING THE INBOARD RIGHT WING AND FLAP, THE ENTIRE LEFT WING, EMPENNAGE, CABIN, AND ENGINE, WAS INVERTED 138 FEET SOUTH OF THE IMPACT POINT. SEVERE THERMAL DAMAGE TO THE CABIN, COCKPIT, INNER SECTIONS OF LEFT AND RIGHT WING AREAS, AND EXTENDING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO THE BAGGAGE AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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- [NTSB WPR25FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA294), Sep 26, 2025: Cessna 172F (N8219U), Battle Ground, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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