# NTSB SEA76AS070: Cessna 172N, Enumclaw, WA, August 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: August 11, 1976
- Place: Enumclaw, WA · ENUMCLAW, WA
- Location: 47.2022° N, 121.9890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Enumclaw, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, September 15, 1976
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2458  76/8/11  NR.ENUMCLAW,WA        CESSNA 172N         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 152
        TIME - 1834                    N20083              PX-  3  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      77
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO CONTINUE DUE TO LOW CLOUDS,ATTEMPTING TURNAROUND.WRECKAGE LOCATED 8/14/76.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-change of cruise level

## Aircraft

- Registration: N20083, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20083-1977-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19760811038919A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760811038919A) (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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