- Date
- July 22, 1992, 10:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- Kingston, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N52201Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920722026759A
- Case key
- 41588
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Probable cause
The pilot's attempt to conduct VFR flight in instrument meteorological conditions. Factors include fog and low ceilings.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot of the Cessna 172 departed renton airport for a local flight. Witnesses observed the aircraft flying in foggy conditions with as little as one-eighth mile visibility. The aircraft passed over a witness's boat and was observed maneuvering in a turn to the left. The left wingtip caught in the water and the aircraft crashed, sinking immediately.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52201
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274434
- Airframe hours
- 3,736
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Boeing Employees Flying Ass'N
- Registered owner
- Boeing Employees Flying Ass'N
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 13, 1992 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- RNT · Renton, WA
- Destination
- RNT
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 73
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 11,352 total · 25 in this make and model · 5 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PAE, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.