# Accident 19881227056819A: Cessna 2105, Cottage Grove, OR, December 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1988, 14:35 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7095° N, 123.0302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7095&lon=-123.0302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8403Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8403Z-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5(205) (registry code 2073202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470 series (registry code 17044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 95 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881227056819A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CLOUDS EN ROUTE. CALLED FOR HELP.BEGAN VECTORS.BECAME DISORIENTED,LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED NEAR VERTICAL

## 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 SEA89LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA030), Dec 27, 1988: Cessna 205 (N8403Z), Cottage Grove, OR, destroyed, 1 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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