# Accident 19900927043399A: Cessna 172RG, Brothers, OR, September 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1990, 18:00 local time
- Place: Brothers, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2199° N, 123.9203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2199&lon=-123.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6522V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6522V-1998-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 24 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900927043399A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW OVER AREA OF ELK WAS UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN. STALLED 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 SEA90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA172), Sep 28, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N6522V), Brothers, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISIONS THAT LED TO HIM FLYING INTO RISING TERRAAIN WHILE ENGAGED IN LOW LEVEL FLIGHT ACTIVITIES.

## Other reports on N6522V (1)

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

- [Incident 19830428024399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830428024399I), Apr 28, 1983: Cessna 172RG (N6522V), Gaithersburg, MD. Electric power loss en route. Turned on master switch to lower gear. Voltage regulator and alternator replaced.

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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