# Accident 19940413000769A: Cessna 182Q, The Dalles, OR, April 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1994, 21:15 local time
- Place: The Dalles, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5401° N, 121.1497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5401&lon=-121.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4887N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4887N-1995-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940413000769A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED IN ERRATIC FLIGHT PRIOR NEAR VERTICAL CRASH. ACTIONS INDICATES A PANIC SITUATION. DARK BUT BEACON AT DLS

## 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 SEA94FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA100), Apr 14, 1994: Cessna 182Q (N4887N), The Dalles, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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