# Accident 19880617071109A: Cessna 172P, Cayuse Creek, ID, June 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1988, 18:45 local time
- Place: Cayuse Creek, ID
- Airport: Cayuse Creek Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4808° N, 116.1202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4808&lon=-116.1202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62961, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62961-2002-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 290 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880617071109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LONG TOUCHDOWN ON SHORT FORESTRY STRIP. TRIED TO GO AROUND BUT MUSHED INTO TREES ON CLIMBOUT. THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA88LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA114), Jun 18, 1988: Cessna 172P (N62961), Orofino, ID, destroyed

## Other reports on N62961 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010512008589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010512008589A), May 12, 2001: Cessna 172P (N62961), Grants Pass, OR, No damage. (.19)On may 12, 2001, approximately 1301 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N62961, operated by friendly air service of eugene, Oregon, and being flown by a…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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