19830131002889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Winthrop, WA · January 31, 1983

Date
January 31, 1983 · 09:56 local
Place
Winthrop, WA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N52243
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA83LA053
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
88 total17 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot turned into box canyon and aircraft was unable to climb and clear rising terrrain.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TURNED INTO BOX CANYON AND AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AND CLEAR RISING TERRRAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.