- Date
- May 23, 1982, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lester, WA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1320FCessna 172G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820523018619A
- Case key
- 71415
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - not operatingFactor
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
The pilot elected to takeoff from an airport that was officially closed to aircraft operations by the FAA because of winter flood damage to the runway. The aircraft cleared two large fir trees about 500 ft from the end of the runway but struck trees about 400 ft further on. N1320F stalled and came to rest about 1625 ft from the end of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1320F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17254815
- Airframe hours
- 3,862
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles J. Marchell
- Registered owner
- Charles J. Marchell
- Departed
- S36 · Kent, WA
- Destination
- ELN · Ellensburg, WA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 15S · Lester State, runway 5, 2,200 × 300 ft, gravel
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 128 total · 5 in this make and model · 45 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.