# Accident 20000622004939A: Cessna 172M, Wallace, ID, June 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2000, 10:45 local time
- Place: Wallace, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6092° N, 115.9097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6092&lon=-115.9097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9895V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9895V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000622004939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING PHOTO FLIGHT MISSION AT LOW ALTITUDE IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AREA. PILOT ENCOUNTERED WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS WIND SHEAR, EXPERIENCING A LOSS IN AIRSPEED AS WELL AS ALTITUDE. IN THE RECOVERY THE A/C STRUCK THE TOPS OF AT LEAST TWO TREES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE A/C, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE A/C. PRIMARY DAMAGE WAS TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT STRUT, AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 SEA00LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA113), Jun 22, 2000: Cessna 172M (N9895V), Wallace, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and his failure to maintain clearance from the trees. Related factors were trees and mountainous terrain.

## Other reports on N9895V (1)

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

- [Accident 19900909038709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900909038709A), Sep 9, 1990: Cessna 172M (N9895V), Lewiston, ID, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered sharply off the runway on landing and nosed over. Nosewheel fork had broken at touchdown.

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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