Cessna 172 accident near Hubbard, Oregon, April 27, 1986
On April 27, 1986 at about 11:30 pm local time, a Cessna 172, registered N65654, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hubbard, Oregon (Lenhardts 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
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 27, 1986 · about 11:30 pm local time
- Place
- Hubbard, Oregon · Lenhardts Airpark · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · all 172s on the register
- Registration
- N65654 · no longer on the register · serial 17275800
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING PRACTICE SIMULATED FORCED LANDING WITH THE POWER REDUCED TO IDLE AND GUSTING CROSSWINDS AIRSPEED WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO AN APPROACH STALL STRIKING THE GROUND NOSE FIRST AND THEN NOSING OVER INVERTED.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 184 hours in all; 106 in this make and model; 9 in the last 90 days; 132 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 343 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, December 1, 1985; 37 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,350 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-D2J (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 3S2 Aurora OR at 11:00 pm
- Destination: 7S9 Hubbard OR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0, 2,256 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 2,000 ft; not recorded at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 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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Other NTSB records under N65654 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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