# Accident 20000820014159A: Cessna 172B, Bend, OR, August 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2000, 16:15 local time
- Place: Bend, OR
- Airport: Sunriver Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2595° N, 121.2200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2595&lon=-121.2200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8178X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8178X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000820014159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C DEPARTED SUNRIVER ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT AND UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CLIMB. ABORTED LANDING IN MARSH AND OVERTURNED. NO INJURIES.

## 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 SEA00LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA168), Aug 20, 2000: Cessna 172B (N8178X), Sunriver, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to continue the takeoff after the aircraft failed to climb or accelerate immediately after the initial liftoff. Factors were inadequate preflight planning, to include…

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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