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Cessna 172N N733GJ

13 July 1990 · Yamhill, Oregon, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 13 July 1990 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N733GJ was involved in an accident near Yamhill, Oregon, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Yamhill, Oregon, United States
Nearest airport
Flying M (ORO5)
Coordinates
45.3599, -123.2407
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N733GJ
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Vancouver → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA90LA134

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 2 2

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RETRACT THE FLAPS DURING GO-AROUND.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT OVERSHOT THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT ON THE THIRD VFR APCH FOR LDG ON A 2130 FT LONG AIRSTRIP AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND WITH THE FLAPS EXTENDED. WHEN THE ACFT FAILED TO CLIMB, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE ACFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED TREES. FOUR ADULTS WERE ABOARD THE ACFT AND A TAILWIND EXISTED DURING THE APCH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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