Accident · 2003-10-27
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-10-27
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M (N80628)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from objects while on final approach. Dark night conditions, trees and a low glidepath were factors.
Source: NTSB case SEA04LA013Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.