# NTSB SEA74AS013: Cessna 172, Packwood, WA, August 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: August 30, 1973
- Place: Packwood, WA · PACKWOOD, WA
- Location: 46.6085° N, 121.6703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Packwood, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, October 17, 1973
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74AS013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2478  73/8/30  NR.PACKWOOD,WASH      CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3843Q              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PACKWOOD EMERGNCY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WENATCHEE,WASH              SEATTLE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED.HIT MOUNTAIN.RECOVERY DATE 9/7/73.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-change of cruise level

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3843Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3843Q-1982-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: PACKWOOD EMERGNCY
- FAA reports: 19730830031479A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730830031479A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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