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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Ashland, OR · August 24, 1981

Date
August 24, 1981 · 13:00 local
Place
Ashland, OR
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2626N
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA81DYK15
Reported as
Cessna 140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,074 total71 in this make and model56 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to outclimb rising terrain. Struck tree in canyon. Failed to circle to gain altitude after takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN. STRUCK TREE IN CANYON. FAILED TO CIRCLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE AFTER TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.