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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Shelton, WA · September 11, 1988

Date
September 11, 1988 · 11:20 local
Place
Shelton, WA
Airport
Sanderson Field Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N54867
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA88LA178
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
85 total11 in this make and model9 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.

Too high at midfield. Began go around and evidently overboosted engine which failed to respond. Crashed into trees.

As the FAA filed it

TOO HIGH AT MIDFIELD. BEGAN GO AROUND AND EVIDENTLY OVERBOOSTED ENGINE WHICH FAILED TO RESPOND. CRASHED INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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