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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Remote, OR · May 23, 1985

Date: May 23, 1985 · 14:30 local
Place: Remote, OR
Phase of flight: Scud Running
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4871G
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA85FA233
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 51 total9 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N4871GRegistration cancelled Oct 11, 1996 · Cessna 172NS/N 17273418 Airframe modelCessna 172N

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What happened

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VFR not advised, departed,flew into cloud-obscured trees in a mountain pass. Wreckage found 5 years later.

As the FAA filed it

VFR NOT ADVISED, DEPARTED,FLEW INTO CLOUD-OBSCURED TREES IN A MOUNTAIN PASS. WRECKAGE FOUND 5 YEARS LATER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA85FA233Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportRemote, ORDuring a wx briefing, the non-instrument plt was adzd that VFR flt was not recommended due to low clouds & adverse wx along the route. However, he filed a VFR flt plan & depd arcata, CA at 1240 PDT. At 1339, in the vcnty of wilderville, OR, the plt got a wx…May 23, 1985 · Destroyed