Cessna 172 accident near Port Angeles, WA
On June 21, 1994, a Cessna 172 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Port Angeles, WA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 21, 1994
- Place
- Port Angeles, WA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 47.991°N, 123.251°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01610
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 21, 1994, at 1555 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172, N8025B, experienced a loss of engine power while in cruise flight. The student pilot initiated a forced landing to an open clear cut area, nine miles west of Port Angeles, Washington. During the landing roll, the airplane collided with the terrain. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed by fire, and the student pilot was fatally injured. The flight had departed from Port Angeles on June 21, 1994 at 1444, and was en route to Hoquiam, Washington. The Flight Service Station recorded tape indicates that the pilot reported that he was returning to Port Angeles because of deteriorating weather along the coast line. While en route back to Port Angeles, the pilot reported that the engine quit and that there was an indication of a loss of oil pressure. The pilot reported his position and that he was looking for a landing spot. The airplane landed in a clear cut area that was covered with fallen trees, stumps and new growth trees. PERSONNEL INFORMATION It was reported that the student pilot purchased this airplane in October 1993. A flight instructor at the Pierce County Airport, who signed the pilot off for the cross country flight, stated that the pilot was not on any flight instruction program but came into the facility now and then. The flight instructor did not recall the pilot's total flight time or the last time the pilot flew. The Federal Aviation Administration Medical records reported that the pilot indi
Probable cause
LACK OF OIL AND CONNECTING ROD FAILURE. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
