KINGSTON, WA, USA
N52201
CESSNA 172P
THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 172 DEPARTED RENTON AIRPORT FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING IN FOGGY CONDITIONS WITH AS LITTLE AS ONE-EIGHTH MILE VISIBILITY. THE AIRCRAFT PASSED OVER A WITNESS'S BOAT AND WAS OBSERVED MANEUVERING IN A TURN TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WINGTIP CAUGHT IN THE WATER AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED, SINKING IMMEDIATELY.
THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO CONDUCT VFR FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS INCLUDE FOG AND LOW CEILINGS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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