# Accident 20050623013179A: Cessna 172M, Yamhill, OR, June 23, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2005, 20:30 local time
- Place: Yamhill, OR
- Airport: Flying M Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3619° N, 123.3556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3619&lon=-123.3556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4368R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4368R-2007-09-18) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050623013179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N4368R WAS OBSERVED EXECUTING A GO-AROUND FROM A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE WITH APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET OF THE 2125 FOOT LONG SOD AND GRAVEL RUNWAY REMAINING. THE AIRPLANE TURNED TO THE LEFT APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES SIMULTANEOUSLY CLIMBING STEEPLY TO A ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 80-100 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE. THE AIRPLANE THE PIVOTED ABRUPTLY AROUND IT'S LEFT WINGTIP AND DESCENDED INTO THE SURFACE IN A NEARLY VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE OCCUPANTS OF BOTH FRONT SEATS SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES AND THE SINGLE REAR SEAT PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. A WITNESS WHO IS A PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OF THE AIRPLANE WAS APPARENTLY OPERATING AT A HIGH POWER SETTING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.

## 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 SEA05FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA125), Jun 24, 2005: Cessna 172M (N4368R), Yamhill, OR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's excessive climb and failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with the ground.…

## Other reports on N4368R (2)

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

- [Incident 19900615039329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900615039329I), Jun 15, 1990: Cessna 172M (N4368R), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Struck a police van while taxiing to the parking area.
- [Incident 19820717039079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820717039079I), Jul 17, 1982: Cessna 172 (N4368R), Joseph, OR, Minor damage. Nose gear and propeller damaged when landing on airstrip. Elevation 6710 feet MSL.

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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