# Accident 19870220005539A: Cessna 182E, North Bend, OR, February 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1987, 20:27 local time
- Place: North Bend, OR
- Airport: North Bend Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4806° N, 124.1603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4806&lon=-124.1603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3266Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3266Y-2012-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Reported engine: CONT STCO470
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870220005539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING AN ILS APPROACH.  PILOT DESCENDED BELOW SAFE ALTITUDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA87FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA060), Feb 21, 1987: Cessna 182 (N3266Y), North Bend, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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