Cessna 172 N84578
17 February 1985 · Spanaway, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 February 1985 at about 22:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N84578 was involved in an accident near Spanaway, Washington, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spanaway, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Spanaway (S44)
- Coordinates
- 47.0506, -122.3591
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N84578
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ft. Lewis → Spanaway
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA85LA061
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 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 WAS ATTEMPTING TO BETTER ALIGN THE ACFT FOR FINAL APCH WHEN A TREE WAS STRUCK WITH THE RIGHT WING. THE PLT STATED SHE WAS DISTRACTED WHILE MAKING PREPARATIONS TO LAND.THE LANDING WAS CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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 | - |
| 7 Oct 1985 | Cessna 172N | Salina, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft BE-77 | Pasco, Washington, United States | Karl Bergstorm | No injuries | - |
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| 15 Mar 1985 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Bremerton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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