19870112000269A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172C · Eatonville, WA · January 12, 1987

Date
January 12, 1987 · 12:18 local
Place
Eatonville, WA
Airport
Swanson Field
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1815Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA87LA045
Reported as
Cessna 172C
Reported engine
Continental O300D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
99 total99 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The aircraft stalled on go around and hit trees. Gusty winds. The student failed to retract flaps. Carb heat on.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ON GO AROUND AND HIT TREES. GUSTY WINDS. THE STUDENT FAILED TO RETRACT FLAPS. CARB HEAT ON.

NTSB investigation

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