- Date
- September 5, 1988, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Leavenworth, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2811QCessna 172L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880905036819A
- Case key
- 40879
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On initial climb over trees bordering 2500-FT mountain strip, plt experienced sudden and severe wind gusts beyond his capability to counter. Acft collided with trees and terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2811Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17259811
- Airframe hours
- 3,089
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Regal Air Corporation
- Registered owner
- John Burkholder
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 24, 1988 · 21 hours before
- Destination
- EAT · Wenatchee, WA
- Airport
- WA32 · Lake Wenatchee State, runway 27, 2,500 × 250 ft, grass/turf
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 250 in this make and model · 270 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 18 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2811Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.