Cessna 172 N75765

Summary

On 20 April 2020 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N75765 was involved in an accident near Yakima, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 April 2020 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Yakima, Washington, United States

Coordinates

46.7731, -120.4406

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N75765

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chelan → Yakima

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA125

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to attain sufficient altitude during a go-around, which resulted in impact with hilly terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he chose to conduct a low approach over the private airstrip to familiarize himself with it and then go around. He approached the airstrip from the north and entered the left base leg. After turning onto final, the airplane was on a stabilized approach. About 20 ft above ground level, he applied full power, pitched the nose up, and retracted the flaps. The airplane would not gain altitude and was quickly approaching the uphill elevation of the airstrip. The airplane narrowly cleared the hill at the end of the airstrip but continued to lose altitude. The airplane impacted terrain, went over an embankment, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The fuselage and wings were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.