Cessna 172M N20580
30 May 1988 · Lester State, Washington, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 30 May 1988 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N20580 was involved in an accident near Lester State, Washington, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lester State, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lester State (15S)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N20580
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lester State → Auburn
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88LA101
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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 PILOT INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO A NARROW VALLEY WITH TREES ON BOTH SIDES AND STEEP RISING TERRAIN DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO OUTCLIMB THE RISING TERRAIN, SO THE PILOT SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO 40 M.P.H. AND ATTEMPTED A SHALLOW CLIMBING TURN TO AVOID LARGE BOULDERS. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING THE TURN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DESCENDED TOWARDS THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND CAME TO REST SEVERAL FEET ABOVE THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1988 | Cessna 172N | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Citrus Grove Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1988 | Cessna 172F | Shellman, Georgia, United States | Evans J. Nichols | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1988 | Cessna 172 | Lamar, Missouri, United States | Richards, Thomas J. | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1988 | Cessna 172RG | Mathew, Virginia, United States | Mideastern Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Cessna 172K | Lake City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Dec 1988 | Cessna 172M | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1988 | Svensson BUSHBY MUSTANG II | Everett, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Sep 1988 | Bellanca 7ECA | Toledo, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1988 | Cessna 207 | Center Island, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-28-160 | Renton, Washington, United States | Larry Dillon | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1988 | Aeronca 65-LB | Ephrata, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |