# NTSB Accident WPR19FA244
> **Cessna 172** · 2019-08-28 · McKenzie Bridge, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR19FA244
- **Event ID:** 20190828X20449
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-08-28
- **Location:** McKenzie Bridge, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.182498, -122.07833
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N4108F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's delayed climb and misjudgment of the airplane’s performance and the runway distance needed to clear obstacles at the end of the runway, which resulted in a collision with trees and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's insufficient experience landing and taking off at mountain airports.

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