- Date
- May 6, 1988, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hood River, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N12659Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880506013019A
- Case key
- 40811
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt had diverted back along course to land because of observed wx ahead. On late final, a strong wind gust tipped the acft to near wings-vertical attitude. Plt managed to correct to wings level but could not control altitude loss before ground contact. Plt stated winds at the time were 250 deg at 30 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12659
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 62154
- Airframe hours
- 5,876
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Center O Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 15, 1988 · 148 hours before
- Departed
- LGD · La Grande, OR
- Airport
- 4S2 · Hood River, runway 25, 3,040 × 75 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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 131 total · 89 in this make and model · 53 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DLS, 17 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.