# Accident 20000528011039A: Cessna 172, Yellow Pine, ID, May 28, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: Yellow Pine, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0196° N, 115.5195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0196&lon=-115.5195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7902B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7902B-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000528011039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT SUSTAINED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE A/C WAS NOT CLIMBING VERY WELL. TAKEOFF WAS TO THE SOUTH INTO CLIMBING TERRAIN. ROUGH AIR AND DOWN DRAFTS STOPPED THE CLIMB AND APPROX. 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE A/C STRUCK THE TOPS OF THE TREES AND CRASHED.

## 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 SEA00LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA093), May 28, 2000: Cessna 172 (N7902B), Johnson Creek, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the rising terrain. Factors include his poor decision to depart without assurance that he could clear the surrounding terrain under the ambient…

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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