Plane Crash List

Cessna 172M N12659

6 May 1988 · Hood River, Oregon, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 May 1988 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N12659 was involved in an accident near Hood River, 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 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Hood River, Oregon, United States
Nearest airport
Hood River (4S2)
Coordinates
45.6098, -121.5806
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N12659
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
La Grande → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA88LA088

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

PLT HAD DIVERTED BACK ALONG COURSE TO LAND BECAUSE OF OBSERVED WX AHEAD. ON LATE FINAL, A STRONG WIND GUST TIPPED THE ACFT TO NEAR WINGS-VERTICAL ATTITUDE. PLT MANAGED TO CORRECT TO WINGS LEVEL BUT COULD NOT CONTROL ALTITUDE LOSS BEFORE GROUND CONTACT. PLT STATED WINDS AT THE TIME WERE 250 DEG AT 30 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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