Cessna 172N N734LJ

Summary

On 18 October 2023 at about 20:39 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N734LJ was involved in an accident near Bandera, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 October 2023 at 20:39

Classification

Accident

Location

Bandera, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Bandera State (4W0)

Coordinates

47.3954, -121.5365

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N734LJ

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Easton → Bandera

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR24LA022

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s decision to land at a closed water-soaked grass runway, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing on the 2,344 ft grass runway, the airplane floated and touched down near mid-field. The pilot applied the brakes and retracted the flaps, but the turf runway was waterlogged, and the airplane exited the end of the runway and nosed over. According to the airport’s chart supplement, the airport was closed from October 1, 2023, to June 1, 2023. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing spar. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.