# Accident 20010421006839A: Cessna 172N, Sandpoint, ID, April 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2001, 16:43 local time
- Place: Sandpoint, ID
- Airport: Sandpoint Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8508° N, 121.7401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8508&lon=-121.7401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8402E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8402E-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010421006839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NTSB PERSONNEL STATED THAT THE PILOT TOLD HIM HE ENTERED INTO AN INADVERTENT STALL DURING THE INITAL CLIMB, STRIKING TREES. THE A/C CAME TO REST IN A 45 DEGREE NOSE LOW ATTITUDE IN WAIST HIGH BLACKBERRY BUSHES.

## 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 SEA01LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA076), Apr 21, 2001: Cessna 172 N (N8402E), Sultan, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees and terrain during the airplane's initial climb.

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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