- Date
- June 7, 1984, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pendleton, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N84153Cessna 172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840607023559A
- Case key
- 39931
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Analysis
The plt said he initiated his takeoff on rwy 25 with the wind from 220 deg at 35 gusting 42 KTS. Just after lifting off, at about 10 ft AGL, the stall warning horn sounded & the plt noticed that the airspeed had dropped to about 45 mph. The acft then drifted to the right & touched down in a plowed field where the nose gear collapsed & the right wing was damaged. The plt stated there were thunderstorms to the southeast. He suspected that he had encounterd windshear after lift-off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84153
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17258360
- Airframe hours
- 4,607
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Yankee Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 3, 1984 · 42 hours before
- Destination
- SFF · Spokane, WA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PDT · Pendleton Municipal, runway 25, 6,301 × 150 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 830 total · 830 in this make and model · 720 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 35 knots, gusting 42
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N84153 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.