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Cessna 172 N734WW

25 July 1985 · Mitchell, Oregon, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 July 1985 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N734WW was involved in an accident near Mitchell, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Mitchell, Oregon, United States
Nearest airport
None
Coordinates
44.6608, -120.1997
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N734WW
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Hillsboro → Mitchel
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA85LA177

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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