# Accident 19900902037869A: Cessna 172P, Granite Falls, WA, September 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1990, 14:50 local time
- Place: Granite Falls, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0496° N, 121.7396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0496&lon=-121.7396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65857, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65857-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900902037869A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LANDED IN OPEN FIELD THEN STALLED CLEARING FENCE ON TAKEOFF. NOT AUTHORIZED BY CFI.

## 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 SEA90LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA173), Sep 2, 1990: Cessna 172P (N65857), Granite Falls, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S USE OF EXCESSIVE FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF RESULTING IN LOSS OF CLIMB PERFORMANCE.

## Other reports on N65857 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940713018439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940713018439A), Jul 13, 1994: Cessna 172P (N65857), Easton, WA, Substantial damage. Unable to atain proper climb on takeoff. CFI took over. Struck trees. Flaps found full down.

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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