Cessna 172 N51785
25 June 1984 · Wenatchee, Washington, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 June 1984 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N51785 was involved in an accident near Wenatchee, Washington, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wenatchee, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.3004, -122.2598
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N51785
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wenatchee → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA84LA140
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT MADE A LOW PASS OVER A HERD OF ELK IN HILLY TERRAIN.HE REPORTED THAT AFTER ENCOUNTERING A DOWNDRAFT, HE DECIDED HE COULD NOT CLIMB OUT OF THE VALLEY & LANDED WITH FULL FLAPS. THE DENSITY ALT WAS APRX 5400 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1984 | Cessna 172 | Urbana, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 25 Nov 1984 | Cessna 172P | Madison, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1984 | Cessna 172G | Forkville, Mississippi, United States | Pine Belt Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1984 | Cessna 172N | Jamul, California, United States | Border Aeronautics | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1984 | Cessna 150H | Deer Park, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1984 | Boeing VC-137B-BN | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1984 | Beechcraft A35 | Renton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1984 | Raven RALLY RX7 | Aibirm, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1984 | Lark IS28B2 | Issaquqh, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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