# Accident 20030607010299A: Cessna 175A, Ashfork, AZ, June 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ashfork, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2833° N, 112.7000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2833&lon=-112.7000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6902E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6902E-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Reported engine: CONT GO300C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 405 total, 50 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030607010299A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX03LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA185), Jun 7, 2003: Cessna 175A (N6902E), Ash Fork, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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