# NTSB SEA84LA150: Cessna 172, N8467U, Bend, OR, July 1, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 30, 1984, 18:30 local (Jul 1, 1984, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Bend, OR
- Location: 44.0582° N, 121.3153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0582&lon=-121.3153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA84LA150
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39951/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA150

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb

## Analysis

THE PLT WAS TAKING OFF FROM A CINDER ROAD. HE STATED THAT THE ACFT USED ABOUT 2,300 FT OF GROUND RUN & HE ROTATED AT ABOUT 66 MPH. AT ABOUT 15 FT AGL THE NOSE DROPPED & THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND. BOTH WING TIPS WERE DAMAGED. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 6400 FT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8467U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8467U), registered now, S/N 17252367 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17252367
- Airframe hours: 4051
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-D 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Richard S. Kay
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 18, 1984
- Destination: RDM, REDMOND, OR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 98 total, 98 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840630030999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840630030999A), Jun 30, 1984: Cessna 172F, Bend, OR, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during attempted takeoff from road. Pilot had landed on road because of engine problem.

## Other investigations on N8467U (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA66F0164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0164), Nov 4, 1965: Cessna 172F (N8467U), Springfield, OR, substantial damage

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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