- Date
- August 25, 1987, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Temple Bar, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N733TACessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870825047639A
- Case key
- 25672
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The stall warning horn sounded during climbout following a touch-and-go landing. Rising terrain was reported beyond the end of the runway and the pilot was unable to continue to climb while maintaining a safe airspeed. The density altitude was approximately 4000 feet in the 93 degree ambient air temperature.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N733TA
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268525
- Airframe hours
- 3,814
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William G. Walker
- Registered owner
- William K. Walker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 9, 1987 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- L15 · Las Vegas, NV
- Airport
- U30 · Temple Bar, runway 16, 3,500 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 250 in this make and model · 325 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.