# Accident 19900915039629A: Cessna 172P, Hood River, OR, September 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1990, 20:22 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Airport: Hood River Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6096° N, 121.5790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6096&lon=-121.5790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5332K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5332K-2013-04-18) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 7 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900915039629A

## Narrative

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

DIVERTED DUE WEATHER. ELECTED GO AROUND AFTER LANDING. STALLED ON A NOSE HIGH,SLOW LEVEL,DOWNWIND,CLIMBING TURN.

## 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 SEA90FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA183), Sep 16, 1990: Cessna 172-P (N5332K), Hood River, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S ENCOUNTERING SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED.

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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