# Accident 19911005045039A: Cessna 172G, Milton Freewate, OR, October 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1991, 17:20 local time
- Place: Milton Freewate, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9008° N, 118.3394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9008&lon=-118.3394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1372F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1372F-2012-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 53 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911005045039A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF BOX CANYON. CRASHED IN TREES TRYING TO TURN AROUND. OBSERVED AT TREE TOP LEVEL PRIOR IMPACT.

## 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 SEA92FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA002), Oct 6, 1991: Cessna 172G (N1372F), Miltonfreewater, OR, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, CLEARANCE NOT MAINTAINED, LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, AND LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH GEOGRAPHICAL AREA.

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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