# Accident 20260923012929A: Cessna 172B, Royal City, WA, September 23, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2026, 05:11 local time
- Place: Royal City, WA
- Airport: B & G Farms
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9298° N, 119.7408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9298&lon=-119.7408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360 A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26FA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA354) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260923012929A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED NOSE FIRST INTO AGRICULTURE FIELD NORTH OF 4WA0 B&G FARMS RUNWAY, ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2026, ABOUT 1711 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, ONE FATAL FLIGHT CREW, ONE SOLE ONBOARD. A WITNESS DESCRIBED THE AIRPLANE IN A NOSE-DOWN, LEFT-WING-DOWN ATTITUDE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IMPACT.

THE GROUND-IMPACT MARKS WERE CONSISTENT WITH A NOSE-DOWN, LEFT-WING-DOWN IMPACT ATTITUDE. THE APPROXIMATE IMPACT PATH WAS ORIENTED ON A 300° TRUE HEADING. NO OBSTACLES WERE IDENTIFIED BEFORE THE PRINCIPAL GROUND IMPACT. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED ON AN APPROXIMATE MAGNETIC HEADING OF 070°.

## 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 WPR26FA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA354), Sep 24, 2026: Cessna 172B (N44P), Royal City, WA, substantial damage, 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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