# Accident 20200419001179A: Cessna 172N, Yakima, WA, April 19, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2020, 17:05 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Airport: Take Five
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7731° N, 120.4406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7731&lon=-120.4406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75765, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75765-2020-12-08) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 223 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200419001179A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TOP OF THE RIDGE ON APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY, BREAKING THE NOSE GEAR OFF AND FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 WPR20CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA125), Apr 20, 2020: Cessna 172 (N75765), Yakima, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain sufficient altitude during a go-around, which resulted in impact with hilly terrain.

## Other reports on N75765 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840811051949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840811051949I), Aug 11, 1984: Cessna 172N (N75765), Anchorage, AK. Engine began to surge. Landed at Bryant army heliport for safety. Engine checked normal. Resumed flight.

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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