# NTSB SEA74AS031: Cessna 172L, N7888G, Goldendale, WA, January 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1974
- Place: Goldendale, WA · GOLDENDALE, WA
- Location: 45.8191° N, 120.8234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goldendale, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8191&lon=-120.8234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186949
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74AS031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0381  74/1/25    GOLDENDALE,WASH     CESSNA 172L         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0658                    N7888G              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 53, 3286 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EPHRATA,WASH                PORTLAND,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RCVRD 1/26/74.HIT TREES AT 5600FT LVL.FCST MOD-SVR ICGIC,MOD TURB.PIREP LT RIME ICE AT 9000FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7888G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7888G-1974-04-05), registration cancelled 1974-04-05, S/N 17259588 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740125003819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740125003819A), Jan 25, 1974: Cessna 172L, Goldendale, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Rcvrd 1/26/74.hit trees at 5600FT lvl. Fcst mod-svr icgic,mod turb.PIREP lt rime ice at 9000FT.

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.

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