- Date
- March 29, 1986, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sallisaw, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7341ACessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860329008219A
- Case key
- 22005
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that on approach into an unfamiliar airstrip he encountered turbulence and a tail wind. He attempted a go-around at a low altitude with full flaps. Before sufficient airspeed could be reached and flaps retracted, the aircraft collided with trees along the runway, causing substantial damage to the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7341A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 29441
- Airframe hours
- 3,300
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles R. Evans
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 8, 1986 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- Greenville, TX
- Airport
- Sallisaw, runway 31, 2,600 × 100 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 245 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FSM, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.