# Accident 19890612020689A: Cessna 172N, Chemult, OR, June 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Chemult, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2510° N, 123.2401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2510&lon=-123.2401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1365E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1365E-1991-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890612020689A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ON LEE SIDE OF A BUTTE WHILE SURVEYING EAGLE NEST. UNABLE TO RECOVER. CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 SEA89LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA110), Jun 12, 1989: Cessna 172 (N1365E), Chemult, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A SUDDEN ALTITUDE DEVIATION, AND HIS DELAY IN INITIATING REMEDIAL ACTION TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TREES. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS…

## Other reports on N1365E (1)

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

- [Accident 19790417006879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790417006879A), Apr 17, 1979: Cessna 172N (N1365E), Bend, OR, Substantial damage. Student pilot on first solo. Pilot claims the engine quit. Nothing could be found wrong with the engine.

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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