- Date
- April 24, 1987, 17:21 local (Apr 25, 1987, 00:21 UTC)
- Place
- Ritter Butte, OR
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1935FCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870424011379A
- Case key
- 40616
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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.
Analysis
During a cross country flt the plt noticed that he was gradually losing his communications radio and navigational instruments. Shortly afterwards the plt noticed that the fuel gauges were quickly approaching empty. Since hostile terrain was ahead the plt elected to land onto a road. Just prior to touchdown the plt noticed a car in his landing path. A turn was made during the go-around and the acft was unable to outclimb rising terrain. The plt landed the acft onto rising terrain where the nose wheel dug in and broke off with the acft nosing over inverted. No abnormalities other than a dead battery was found. Fuel stains were evident on the ground and 8+ gallons of fuel remained in the fuel tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1935F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273025
- Airframe hours
- 2,242
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bob Tuning
- Registered owner
- Bob Tuning
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 23, 1987 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- H10 · Hillsboro, OR
- Destination
- BOI · Boise, ID
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 218 total · 78 in this make and model · 171 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.