# Accident 19871021060279A: Cessna STC180, Walton, OR, October 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Walton, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0205° N, 123.6200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0205&lon=-123.6200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2754K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2754K-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871021060279A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CLOUD OBSCURED TREES TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A CLOUD OBSCURED PASS VFR. NO RECORD OF A WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 SEA88FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA011), Oct 21, 1987: Cessna 180K (N2754K), Walton, OR, destroyed, 3 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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