# NTSB LAX87LA314: Cessna 172N, N733TA, Temple Bar, AZ, August 25, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 25, 1987, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Temple Bar, AZ
- Coordinates: 36.020645, -114.291 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0206&lon=-114.2910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX87LA314
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25672/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA314

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff
  - terrain condition - rising (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - touch-and-go - attempted, pilot in command
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733TA-1989-01-30), registration cancelled 1989-01-30, S/N 17268525 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17268525
- Airframe hours: 3814
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870825047639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870825047639A), Aug 25, 1987: Cessna 172N, Temple Bar, AZ, Destroyed. Unable to climb after takeoff. Stall into ground near airport. Rising terrain wires poles and high density altitude

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.

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