# Accident 19871230078809A: Cessna 182J, Molalla, OR, December 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1987, 15:05 local time
- Place: Molalla, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0708° N, 122.5496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0708&lon=-122.5496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2758F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2758F-2012-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 64 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871230078809A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FLEW INTO CLOUDS AND SEVERE ICING. INTAKE ICING STOPPED THE ENGINE. CRASHED INTO TREES. NO WX 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 SEA88FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA034), Dec 30, 1987: Cessna 182J (N2758F), Molalla, OR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE RECENTLY CERTIFICATED, NON-INSTRUMENT RATED, PVT PLT FLEW INTO THE AN AREA OF LOW CEILINGS, LOW VIS, RAIN & SNW W/O FILING A FLT PLAN. NO RECORD OF A WX BRIEFING WAS FND. A SURVIVING PAX RPRTD…

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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