Accident · 1996-02-04

NTSB case SEA96LA047 · Cessna 172M · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-02-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172M (N6750H)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: WASEM, ROBERT, W. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WASEM, ROBERT, W.

Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from mountainous/wooded terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the terrain and downdraft conditions.

Source: NTSB case SEA96LA047

Flight 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.

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