# Accident 19880905036819A: Cessna 172, Leavenworth, WA, September 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1988, 14:30 local time
- Place: Leavenworth, WA
- Airport: Lake Wenatche State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: RGLA
- Location: 47.8105° N, 120.8608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8105&lon=-120.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2811Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2811Q-1989-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880905036819A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF INTO SEVERE GUSTY WIND SHEAR CONDITIONS. LOST CONTROL AND DESCENDED INTO TREES ON THE CLIMBOUT.

## 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 SEA88LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA171), Sep 5, 1988: Cessna 172L (N2811Q), Leavenworth, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2811Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19880117037779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880117037779A), Jan 17, 1988: Cessna 172L (N2811Q), Everett, WA, Substantial damage. Student lost control on a touch and go. Aircraft veered off the runway and nosed over in soft mud.

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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