Cessna 172RG accident near Newberg, Oregon, September 30, 2001
On September 30, 2001 at about 5:50 pm local time, a Cessna 172RG, registered N6515R, was substantially damaged in an accident near Newberg, Oregon (Chehalem Airpark airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear. A factor was the pilot's failure to follow checklist procedures.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 30, 2001 · about 5:50 pm local time
- Place
- Newberg, Oregon · Chehalem Airpark · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172RG · all 172RGs on the register
- Registration
- N6515R · no longer on the register · serial 172RG0188
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
On his NTSB accident report, the pilot reported that he landed gear-up on runway 25, and indicated that no mechanical malfunction or failure was involved in the accident.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 576 hours in all; 66 in this make and model; 8 in the last 90 days; 3 in the last 30 days; 459 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: September 8, 2001
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,114.7 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, September 18, 2001; 15.7 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-F1A6 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Eagle Flight Center Inc.
The flight
- Departed from: 7S3 Hillsboro OR at 5:20 pm
- Destination: 17S Newberg OR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 25, 2,285 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter: 30.03 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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