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FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Damascus, OR · October 22, 1997

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Date
October 22, 1997 · 21:35 local
Place
Damascus, OR
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N714
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA98LA007
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
18,000 total
N714Registration cancelled Aug 24, 1998 · Cessna 185AS/N 1850448Airframe modelCessna 185A

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Collided with terrian in IMC conditions. (.19) on October 22, 1997, approximately 2135 pacific daylight time, N714, a Cessna 185A, was destroyed when it collided with terrain near Damascus, Oregon. The airline transport pilot and his airline transport pilot passenger were fatally injured. The flight had initiated in placerville, California, about 1700, after the airplane was acquired by the pilot from an aircraft sales company. There was fire after the impact, and no report of the ELT actuating. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the vicinity at the time of the accident. Contact with the troutdale, Oregon, air traffic control tower had been initiated prior to the accident by an aircraft believed to be N714, however when troutdale returned the radio call to establish communications, there was no response from N714. The wreckage distribution was along a 045 degree course in a wooded area. Investigators found no evidence of preexisting mechanical failure at the accident scene.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH TERRIAN IN IMC CONDITIONS. (.19) ON OCTOBER 22, 1997, APPROXIMATELY 2135 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, N714, A CESSNA 185A, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN NEAR DAMASCUS, OREGON. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND HIS AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD INITIATED IN PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1700, AFTER THE AIRPLANE WAS ACQUIRED BY THE PILOT FROM AN AIRCRAFT SALES COMPANY. THERE WAS FIRE AFTER THE IMPACT, AND NO REPORT OF THE ELT ACTUATING. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE VICINITY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. CONTACT WITH THE TROUTDALE, OREGON, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER HAD BEEN INITIATED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT BY AN AIRCRAFT BELIEVED TO BE N714, HOWEVER WHEN TROUTDALE RETURNED THE RADIO CALL TO ESTABLISH COMMUNICATIONS, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM N714. THE WRECKAGE DISTRIBUTION WAS ALONG A 045 DEGREE COURSE IN A WOODED AREA. INVESTIGATORS FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF PREEXISTING MECHANICAL FAILURE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA98LA007Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportDamascus, ORfailure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from terrain. Factors relating to the accident included: darkness, and hilly/mountainous terrain.Oct 23, 1997 · Destroyed