# Accident 19880723027779A: Cessna 172, Coeur De'Alene, ID, July 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1988, 11:45 local time
- Place: Coeur De'Alene, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5897° N, 116.9097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5897&lon=-116.9097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8109B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8109B-1991-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880723027779A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN IN A CANYON. STALL MUSH LANDED IN A CLEARING. HAD MADE LOW PASS OF CLOSED STRIP.

## 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 SEA88LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA137), Jul 23, 1988: Cessna 172 (N8109B), Coeur D'Alene, ID, substantial damage

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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