# NTSB SEA75AS004: Cessna 172H, N1669F, Snoqualme Ps, WA, July 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1974
- Place: Snoqualme Ps, WA · SNOQUALME PS, WA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75AS004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2541  74/7/18  NR.SNOQUALME PS,WASH  CESSNA 172H         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 67, 575
        TIME - 1552                    N1669F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BANDERA STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,WASH              YAKIMA,WASH
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      240
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT ON VCTN TRP FRM OHIO ATTMPTD FLT THRU OBSCURED MTN PASS. RECOVERY DATE 7/20/74.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1669F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1669F-1974-10-31), registration cancelled 1974-10-31, S/N 172-55064 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bandera State

## 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 19740718029109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740718029109A), Jul 18, 1974: Cessna 172H, Snoqualme Ps, WA, Destroyed. Plt on vctn trp frm Ohio attmptd flt thru obscured mtn pass. Recovery date 7/20/74.

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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