# NTSB Accident SEA01LA169
> **Cessna 172N** · 2001-09-08 · Pasco, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA01LA169
- **Event ID:** 20010924X01980
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-09-08
- **Location:** Pasco, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.410423, -118.899826
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N426SK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The DHC-8 maintenance crew's failure to maintain radio contact with the tower during its engine run.  Factors included the tower controller not issuing a safety advisory on the DHC-8 engine run to the accident pilot as recommended by FAA guidance, and the FAA's failure to make information on jet blast/prop blast hazards available to controllers.

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