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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Mckenzie Bridge, OR · August 27, 2019

Date: August 27, 2019 · 18:45 local
Place: Mckenzie Bridge, OR
Airport: Mckenzie Bridge State
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4108F
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR19FA244
Reported as: Cessna 172
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 84 total83 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N4108FRegistration cancelled Jan 9, 2021 · Cessna 172S/N 46008 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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PIC made low, slow pass from west to east (uphill into 1-4 knot wind) at Mckenzie Bridge State Airport (00S). Eyewitness reports indicated the aircraft flying down the runway and was 5-10 feet high at a slow speed and appeared to be uncoordinated. Eyewitness described the aircraft ?wiggling it?s wings? [Wing tips up and down] prior to traveling out of sight. Left wing impacted the top three feet of a fir tree and the top third of another tree before impacting the ground upside down. Aircraft caught fire and burnt the cockpit/cabin, inboard halves of both wings, cowling, firewall and baggage areas. Passenger appeared to be sitting in rear seat as no available front seat was found in wreckage. PIC pilot log and certificate found at scene.

As the FAA filed it

PIC MADE LOW, SLOW PASS FROM WEST TO EAST (UPHILL INTO 1-4 KNOT WIND) AT MCKENZIE BRIDGE STATE AIRPORT (00S). EYEWITNESS REPORTS INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING DOWN THE RUNWAY AND WAS 5-10 FEET HIGH AT A SLOW SPEED AND APPEARED TO BE UNCOORDINATED. EYEWITNESS DESCRIBED THE AIRCRAFT ?WIGGLING IT?S WINGS? [WING TIPS UP AND DOWN] PRIOR TO TRAVELING OUT OF SIGHT. LEFT WING IMPACTED THE TOP THREE FEET OF A FIR TREE AND THE TOP THIRD OF ANOTHER TREE BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND UPSIDE DOWN. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT THE COCKPIT/CABIN, INBOARD HALVES OF BOTH WINGS, COWLING, FIREWALL AND BAGGAGE AREAS. PASSENGER APPEARED TO BE SITTING IN REAR SEAT AS NO AVAILABLE FRONT SEAT WAS FOUND IN WRECKAGE. PIC PILOT LOG AND CERTIFICATE FOUND AT SCENE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR19FA244Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportMcKenzie Bridge, ORThe pilot's delayed climb and misjudgment of the airplane’s performance and the runway distance needed to clear obstacles at the end of the runway, which resulted in a collision with trees and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was…Aug 28, 2019 · Destroyed