ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267249
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| Date: | Sunday 29 August 2021 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N51547 |
| MSN: | 17274318 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3545 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mission Ridge, Wenatchee, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Wenatchee-Pangborn Field, WA (EAT/KEAT) |
| Seattle-Boeing Field International Airport, WA (BFI/KBFI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that, while conducting mountain flying training, and using roads as a primary means of navigation, the pilot rated student made a wrong turn due to smoke/haze and entered an area where the airplane could not out climb terrain. The flight instructor assumed control of the airplane which subsequently collided with vegetation (trees). The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's inadequate inflight navigation and the flight instructors delayed remedial action which resulted in a collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR21LA332
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N51547/history/20210829/2357Z/KEAT/L%2047.29028%20-120.40135
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2021 15:06 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Aug-2021 20:31 | Geno | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source] |
| 31-Aug-2021 08:00 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2022 07:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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