CGDNN (Cessna Aircraft Company 172) — accident record & aircraft history

This airframe was written off — TSB records the aircraft destroyed on October 30, 2000. No route data will appear.

Safety history

October 30, 2000Accident
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees while flying at a very low altitude in mountainous/hilly terrain. Factors include, forested mountainous/hilly terrain, flight at a very low altitude, and an encounter with a downdraft.
Cessna 172
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees while flying at a very low altitude in mountainous/hilly terrain. Factors include, forested mountainous/hilly terrain, flight at a very low altitude, and an encounter with a downdraft. Full accident record

Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (October 30, 2000).

October 30, 2000Accidentdestroyed
Cessna 172 · Conconully, 7 NM NE · A00F0093
A00F0093: The Cessna 172, registration C-GDNN, was on a local flight out of Princeton, British Columbia. During low-level maneuvering about seven miles northeast of Conconully, Washington, the aircraft encountered a downdraft and began to sink. Before the pilot could take corrective action one wing collided with a…
August 19, 1978Accidentsubstantial damage
Bell Helicopter 206 · MT Helveker · A78P0087
The pilot reported that he was flying along the upwind side of a mountain ridge at about 55 mph and 75 feet away from the ridge when the aircraft started descending and yawing to the left, indicating a loss of engine power. The rotor rpm had decayed to about 80%. He lowered the collective as much as possible and…