Cessna 172N N737RB
20 August 1988 · Tyge Valley, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 August 1988 at about 18:05 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N737RB was involved in an accident near Tyge Valley, Oregon, United States. 3 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 18:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tyge Valley, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pine Hollow
- Coordinates
- 45.2193, -121.2606
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N737RB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Troutdale → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88LA157
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT LATE IN THE APCH, THE ACFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE. HOWEVER, HE USED ELEVATOR ONLY TO CORRECT THE SINK RATE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED. ON THE THIRD BOUNCE, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STATED LATER THAT HE SHOULD HAVE USED POWER TO CORRECT THE SINK RATE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1988 | Cessna 172N | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Citrus Grove Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1988 | Cessna 172F | Shellman, Georgia, United States | Evans J. Nichols | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1988 | Cessna 172 | Lamar, Missouri, United States | Richards, Thomas J. | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1988 | Cessna 172RG | Mathew, Virginia, United States | Mideastern Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Cessna 172K | Lake City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Dec 1988 | Cessna 172M | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-31T-620 | Eugene, Oregon, United States | Santiam Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1988 | Cessna 185F | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | Bruce L. Carpernter | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28 | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1988 | Aerospatiale SA341G | Fields, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1988 | Gates Learjet 25B | Bend, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1988 | Cessna 172 | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | J. Michael Read | No injuries | - |