- Date
- July 25, 1985, 15:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mitchell, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N734WWCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850725034449A
- Case key
- 40209
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - high density altitudeFactor
Weather evaluation - inadequateCause
Aircraft performance,climb capability - exceededCause
Stall - inadvertentCause
Analysis
A go-around was attempted and the pilot was unable to outclimb rising terrain. The field elevation was over 3400 feet and the temperature was above 90 degrees. The pilot made a turn to avoid terrain and stalled. The density altitude was around 7,800 feet.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734WW
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269182
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Bousquet
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- HIO · Hillsboro, OR
- Destination
- Mitchel, OR
- Airport
- None
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.