# Accident 20190722012399A: Cessna 172G, Madras, OR, July 22, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2019, 13:25 local time
- Place: Madras, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6703° N, 121.1553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6703&lon=-121.1553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3761L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3761L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190722012399A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTION FLIGHT FOR PATTERN WORK DEPARTED SISTER AIRPORT (6K5) FLEW TO MADRAS AIRPORT (S33).  STUDENT WAS FLYING.  CFI WAS DISTRACTED BY TRAFFIC. ON FINAL TO 34 THE STUDENT SAID THE THROTTLE  WON?T GO IN.  CFI LOOKED IN AND SAW TACH AT 1000 RPM AND AIRSPEED LOW AT 60.  CFI TRIED FULL THROTTLE WITH NOTHING HAPPENING.  AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DESCENT.  PROP WAS NOT TURNING.  CFI SAW POWER LINES AHEAD.  AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND HIT THE GROUND HARD, CROSSED THROUGH A DITCH AND CROSSED ROAD AND CAME TO REST ON NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD.  CFI, STUDENT, AND OBSERVER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR19LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA198), Jul 22, 2019: Cessna 172 (N3761L), Madras, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of power during final approach for undetermined reasons as postaccident examinations did not reveal any preimpact anomalies with the airplane or engine.

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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