# NTSB Accident SEA04LA048
> **Cessna 172N** · 2004-03-03 · Gig Harbor, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA04LA048
- **Event ID:** 20040311X00317
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-03-03
- **Location:** Gig Harbor, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.26889, -122.566665
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N75844
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to follow the published IFR procedure resulting in failure to maintain clearance from objects during an instrument approach.  Trees and an inoperative glide slope receiver were factors.

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