Cessna 175 N7625M

Summary

On 8 July 2000 at about 15:40 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N7625M was involved in an accident near Molalla, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 July 2000 at 15:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Molalla, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

45.0708, -122.5495

Aircraft

Cessna 175

Registration

N7625M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aurora → Lebanon

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA00FA127

1 person died.

Failure to maintain clearance from mountainous/hilly terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot was participating in a group fly-in from Aurora, Oregon, to Lebanon, Oregon. After failing to arrive at the intended destination and not returning to his home, family members contacted the FAA and a search for the pilot and aircraft was initiated. The following day the aircraft wreckage was located in a wooded area southeast of Molalla, Oregon. The aircraft collided with mountainous terrain and was destroyed. Post-accident examination of the airplane and engine revealed no evidence of a preexisting mechanical malfunction or failure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.