# Accident 20080125000379A: Cessna 172N, Beaver Marsh, OR, January 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2008, 14:15 local time
- Place: Beaver Marsh, OR
- Airport: Beaver Marsh State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1289° N, 121.8178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1289&lon=-121.8178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734KU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734KU) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 537 total, 300 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080125000379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 25, 2008 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TWIN OAKS AIRFIELD IN HILLSBORO, OREGON WITH THREE PEOPLE ON BOARD FOR A FLIGHTSEEING TOUR OF THE CRATER LAKE AREA. AFTER OVERFLYING THE LAKE FOR SOME TIME THE PILOT WAS ASKED TO LAND AIRCRAFT SO THAT ONE OF THE PASSENGERS COULD TAKE A BATHROOM BREAK. PILOT OVERFLEW THE NEAREST AIRSTRIP, BEAVER MARSH, AND DECIDED TO LAND EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS SNOW COVERING THE RUNWAY. UPON LANDING THE NOSE DUG INTO WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE APPROX. 2-3 FEET OF SNOW. PROPELLOR STRUCK SNOW, RESULTING IN ENG STOPPAGE, AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS WINGS AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. ELT WORKED, AND PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY SECURED IT. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS REPORTEDLY EGRESSED SAFELY AND STARTED WALKING TOWARD HIGHWAY 97 FOR HELP. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 LAX08CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA053), Jan 25, 2008: Cessna 172N (N734KU), Beaver Marsh, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision to land on a snow covered runway without first determining the depth of the snow.

## Other reports on N734KU (1)

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

- [Accident 20030208001209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030208001209A), Feb 8, 2003: Cessna 172N (N734KU), Mcminnville, OR, Substantial damage. (.19) On February 8, 2003, approximately 1315 pacific standard time, a Cessna 172K, N734KU, collided with the terrain during the landing roll at Mcminnville…

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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