Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Bellingham, WA
48.759553°N, 122.488225°W |
Tail number | CGIXI |
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Accident date | 05 Mar 1991 |
Aircraft type | Cessna 172N |
Additional details: | None |
VFR FLIGHT BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AND/OR CLEARANCE FROM THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE ADVERSE WEATHER AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS.