# Accident 20120623012719A: Cessna 172, Veneta, OR, June 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2012, 15:30 local time
- Place: Veneta, OR
- Airport: Crow-Mag
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0617° N, 123.3939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0617&lon=-123.3939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5781A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5781A-2016-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120623012719A

## Narrative

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

6/23/2012 - AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 (PDT), CE-172, S/N: 28381, N5781A, DEPARTED CROW-MAG AIRSTRIP (33OR -PRIVATE) IN VENETA, OR. WITH THE PILOT (ROCH D'AUZON) AND THREE PASSENGERS (ROBYN L. WEIR, CHRISTOPHER R. KENT, ERIN T.F. NOBLE). GROUND WITNESSES REPORT THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL GROUND ROLL AND TAKE-OFF.  LESS THAN 1 MINUTE INTO THE FLIGHT, GROUND WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE "WENT QUITE".  THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED RAPIDLY AND STRUCK A GROUP OF DOUGLAS FIR TREES (APPROXIMATELY 100' TALL).  THE RIGHT WING WAS SEVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AS IT DESCENDED.  AT SOME POINT DURING THE DESCENT, BOTH HORIZONTAL AND THE VERTICAL FLIGHT SURFACES WERE SEVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN INVERTED POSITION.  ALL PERSONS ON BOARD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  THERE WAS NO FIRE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRASH.  THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE INTACT WITH THE AIRFRAME.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR12FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA274), Jun 23, 2012: Cessna 172 (N5781A), Veneta, OR, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and altitude to clear trees during the initial climb after takeoff.

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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