# NTSB SEA74AS034: Cessna 172A, Waterville, WA, March 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: March 1, 1974
- Place: Waterville, WA · WATERVILLE, WA
- Location: 47.6480° N, 120.0707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, May 13, 1974
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186783
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74AS034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0629   74/3/1    WATERVILLE,WASH     CESSNA 172A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N7820T              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHELAN,WASH                 PASCO,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       34
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STUDENT PLT FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN.RCVRY DATE 3/3/74.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-cruise

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7820T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7820T-1974-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19740301005899A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740301005899A) (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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