20030607010299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 175A · Ashfork, AZ · June 7, 2003

Date: June 7, 2003 · 14:00 local
Place: Ashfork, AZ
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6902E
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX03LA185
Reported as: Cessna 175A
Reported engine: Continental GO300C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 405 total50 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N6902ERegistration cancelled Jul 20, 2017 · Cessna 175AS/N 56402 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 175A Engine modelContinental GO-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On June 7, 2003, john thomas vanderbeek, pilot in command of N6902E (a Cessna 175A) took off from a crude strip located in the vicinity of Ashfork, Arizona. He took off going down hill, with a 20 to 30 knot quartering tailwind. The aircraft lifted off the ground and struck a small group of trees and bushes, located at the end of the runway. The aircraft lost altitude and continued to strike trees and bushes. The aircraft came to rest approximately 500 feet from the end of the runway, facing the runway. The aircraft had substantial damage. The pilot climbed out of the aircraft and was found in a field approximately 30 to 45 minutes after the crash. A neighbor found the pilot in the field. The pilot did not know who he was or where he was or what had happened. The neighbor called 911, and the pilot was taken to yavapai regional medical center.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 7, 2003, JOHN THOMAS VANDERBEEK, PILOT IN COMMAND OF N6902E (A CESSNA 175A) TOOK OFF FROM A CRUDE STRIP LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF ASHFORK, ARIZONA. HE TOOK OFF GOING DOWN HILL, WITH A 20 TO 30 KNOT QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE GROUND AND STRUCK A SMALL GROUP OF TREES AND BUSHES, LOCATED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND CONTINUED TO STRIKE TREES AND BUSHES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY, FACING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT CLIMBED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS FOUND IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 45 MINUTES AFTER THE CRASH. A NEIGHBOR FOUND THE PILOT IN THE FIELD. THE PILOT DID NOT KNOW WHO HE WAS OR WHERE HE WAS OR WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE NEIGHBOR CALLED 911, AND THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO YAVAPAI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX03LA185Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAsh Fork, AZThe pilot's failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall mush condition. Factors were the loose and uneven dirt runway surface, the known tailwind with gusts, and high density altitude.Jun 7, 2003 · Substantial damage