# Accident 19941108040789A: Cessna 172N, Klamath Falls, OR, November 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1994, 18:13 local time
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3103° N, 122.0702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3103&lon=-122.0702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N584WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N584WA-1997-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 182 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941108040789A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT GOT BETWEEN CLOUD LAYERS AT NIGHT. ENCOUNTERED UNCONTROLLABLE DOWNDRAFT. STRUCK TREES AND GROUND.

## 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 SEA95FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA018), Nov 9, 1994: Cessna 172N (N584WA), Klamath Falls, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE VFR PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE WITH THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN BELOW HIM. CONTRIBUTING TO THE…

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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