Cessna 172M accident near Clackamas, OR
On July 28, 1997, a Cessna 172M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Clackamas, OR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 28, 1997
- Place
- Clackamas, OR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.410°N, 122.539°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X08498
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 28, 1997, approximately 1434 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N80222, crashed into a residential cul-de-sac in Clackamas, Oregon, a suburb of Portland. The airplane was substantially damaged, and of the three occupants on board, the recently certificated private pilot-in-command and one passenger were killed and one passenger was seriously injured. The seriously injured passenger subsequently died of her injuries on August 28, 1997, 31 days after the accident. There were no injuries to personnel on the ground, and the only damage to property on the ground was to trees and a maintained lawn in the median of the cul-de-sac. The pilot had rented the airplane from Northwest Aircraft Rental (d/b/a Aurora Aviation) of Aurora, Oregon, and the flight was operated under 14 CFR 91. The flight had departed from Aurora State Airport in Aurora, approximately 13 nautical miles southwest of the accident site. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. A fuel slip obtained from Aurora Aviation indicated that the aircraft was refueled at Aurora State Airport at 1406, 28 minutes before the initial report of the accident to emergency dispatch personnel. Some witnesses in the accident area reported that before the crash, they observed the airplane performing maneuvers in the accident area such as decelerating in a 20-degree nose-up attitude, and descending from 800 to 1000 feet above ground level (AGL) to 200 to 300 feet AGL in an uncoordinated turn. Several witnesses further reported that immediately prior to the crash, they ob
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed in a steep turn and his concurrent failure to maintain adequate altitude, resulting in an accelerated stall at an altitude insufficient for recovery. Factors include the pilot's intentional low altitude flight and maneuvering in an ostentatious display, and the pilot's lack of total experience.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
