# NTSB SEA80FA022: Cessna 172N, N5169E, Trout Lake, WA, April 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1980
- Place: Trout Lake, WA · TROUT LAKE, WA
- Location: 46.0114° N, 121.5474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trout Lake, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0114&lon=-121.5474&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131954
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FA022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0688   80/4/1  NR.TROUT LAKE,WA      CESSNA 172N         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1154                    N5169E              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 23, 1450 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            40 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KELSO,WA                    YAKIMA,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        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                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICE
        REMARKS- AREA FORECAST CALLED FOR MTN TOPS OBSCD BCMG PARTIALLY OBSCD.HIT MT ADAMS AT 9000FT LVL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5169E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5169E-1982-12-03), registration cancelled 1982-12-03, S/N 17271748 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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 19800401008449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800401008449A), Apr 1, 1980: Cessna 172N, Mount Adams, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Canceled IFR flight plan. Flew into side of snow and cloudobscured mountain below minimum en route altitude.

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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