Cessna 172M accident near Concrete, WA
On September 16, 1998, a Cessna 172M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Concrete, WA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 16, 1998
- Place
- Concrete, WA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 48.559°N, 121.769°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11163
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 15, 1998, about 2130 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172M, C-FZEY, operated by Aspen Air Ltd as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, collided with the terrain in a valley surrounded by mountains located about 13 miles northwest of Concrete, Washington. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the private pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The flight had departed from Langley, B.C. about 2030. A flight instructor from Aspen Air reported that he had flown this aircraft three times that day, with the last flight ending at 1832. The pilot checked the airplane out about 2000. The flight instructor stated that everything on the airplane was operable during the flights. While the pilot was completing the check-out paper work, he indicated to the instructor that the purpose of the flight was to take a friend out for a sight-seeing flight in the local area. The pilot indicated that the route of flight was from Langley to Abbottsford, B.C., then to Chilliwack, B.C. and a proposed return to Langley about 2200 to 2230. The flight instructor also told the pilot that the aircraft needed to be refueled as it only had about one hour's flight time remaining. The flight instructor and the pilot completed the necessary paperwork, and the pilot indicated that he had to go and pickup his passenger. The flight instructor did not see the pilot after this time. When the flight did not return at the expected time, the flight instructor reported the aircraft overdue. The flig
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control for undetermined reasons. Night conditions were a factor.
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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.
