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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Lake Arrowhead, CA · August 13, 1988

Date: August 13, 1988 · 19:00 local
Place: Lake Arrowhead, CA
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4788F
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX88LA285
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 567 total107 in this make and model84 in the last 90 days

N4788FRegistration cancelled Aug 7, 1989 · Cessna 172NS/N 17273080 Airframe modelCessna 172N

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What happened

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Unable to sustain flight after takeoff settle into trees. Near gross weight and high density altitude are factors.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF SETTLE INTO TREES. NEAR GROSS WEIGHT AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE ARE FACTORS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX88LA285Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake Arrowhead, CADuring a local parachute jump flight, the airplane was unable to gain enough altitude to clear rising terrain. The airplane collided with a tree and eventually the terrain. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions. The acft handbook lists…Aug 14, 1988 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4788F · 1

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

Incident 19860624057959IMissed Approach IFR · Camarillo, CAATC instructions were misunderstood and aircraft turned into path of another aircraft on an ILS approach.Jun 24, 1986