Cessna 172 N4502E
1 January 1985 · Port Townsend, Washington, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 1 January 1985 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N4502E was involved in an accident near Port Townsend, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Townsend, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jefferson County Intern'l (0S9)
- Coordinates
- 48.0291, -122.8401
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N4502E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Port Townsend → Port Townsend
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA85LA038
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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 STATED THAT ONCE AIRBORNE DURING TAKEOFF, THE LEFT WING DROPPED. PLT ATTEMPTED REMEDIAL ACTION, HOWEVER, THE ACFT CONTACTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY IN A NOSE DOWN, LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1985 | Cessna 172 | Boise, Idaho, United States | Billy W COX | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1985 | Cessna 172M | Pearland, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1985 | Cessna 172 | Guilford, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1985 | Cessna 172N | Mt Carmel, Illinois, United States | Frank J. Altadonna | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 1985 | Cessna 172G | Show Low, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Cessna 172 | Spanaway, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft BE-77 | Pasco, Washington, United States | Karl Bergstorm | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1985 | Cessna TU206F | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1985 | Cessna 177A | Stanwood, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1985 | Grumman 164A | Ritzville, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1985 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Bremerton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1985 | Weatherly 201B | Davenport, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |