# NTSB Accident SEA94FA182
> **CESSNA 172K** · 1994-07-18 · PATOS ISLAND, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA94FA182
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01862
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-07-18
- **Location:** PATOS ISLAND, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.609561, -122.879318
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172K
- **Registration:** N7417G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO DRUGS (MARIJUANA), AND HIS IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE FROM TREES, WHILE TAKING OFF TOWARD THE CLOSED END OF A COVE.

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