# Accident 20170520004769A: Cessna 175, Prospect, OR, May 20, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2017, 10:00 local time
- Place: Prospect, OR
- Airport: Prospect State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7431° N, 122.4883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7431&lon=-122.4883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N175DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N175DH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,152 total, 324 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170520004769A

## Narrative

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

AT 10 AM PDT, 5/20/2017, IN PROSPECT, OR. CESSNA 175 (175DH) IMPACTED TREES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PROSPECT AIRPORT, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND EMPENNAGE. 3 POB, NO INJURIES, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE SUBJECT FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM GRASS PART OF FIELD (PROSPECT AIRPORT 64S), 5-10 KNOT WIND FAVORING THE UPHILL RUNWAY WHICH WAS TOWARDS THE TREES, THE OTHER WAS DOWNHILL,  WITHOUT OBSTRUCTIONS BUT HAD A TAILWIND. PILOT CHOSE TO TAKE THE UPHILL RUNWAY ULTIMATELY IMPACTING A TREE WITH THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR, WING STRUT AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ON TAKEOFF. THE PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT UNAWARE OF DAMAGE SEVERITY. THE PILOT WAS CFI INSTRUCTING AIRCRAFT OWNER.

## 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 GAA17CA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA302), May 20, 2017: Cessna 175 (N175DH), Prospect, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to attain an adequate climb rate during takeoff, which resulted in impact with trees.

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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