- Date
- June 24, 1984, 19:00 local (Jun 25, 1984, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Wenatchee, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N51785Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840624029899A
- Case key
- 39941
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt made a low pass over a herd of elk in hilly terrain. He reported that after encountering a downdraft, he decided he could not climb out of the valley & landed with full flaps. The density alt was aprx 5400 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51785
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274345
- Airframe hours
- 848
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Martin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 5, 1984 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- EAT · Wenatchee, WA
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
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 213 total · 6 in this make and model · 95 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EAT, 15 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.