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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Baker City, OR · July 31, 1998

Date: July 31, 1998 · 12:00 local
Place: Baker City, OR
Phase of flight: Scud Running
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N835T
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA98LA154
Reported as: Cessna 172
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 341 total161 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N835TRegistration cancelled Mar 30, 2000 · Cessna 172S/N 36633 Airframe modelCessna 172

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What happened

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

Acft crashed under unknown circumstances, pilot suffered fatal inj. 2 pax have unknown injuries, acft was destroyed. (-23)the aircraft impacted trees at about the 8000' level, 268, 18NM on the bke VOR. (Baker City, OR). The left wing was shorn off first then the right wing, the remainder of the wreckage was about 50 yards away inverted. The airplane was east bound on a heading of about 110 when it impacted the mountain on the west face. A passenger said clouds and fog were all around them, above and below and was getting closer all the time.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJ. 2 PAX HAVE UNKNOWN INJURIES, ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23)THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AT ABOUT THE 8000' LEVEL, 268, 18NM ON THE BKE VOR. (BAKER CITY, OR). THE LEFT WING WAS SHORN OFF FIRST THEN THE RIGHT WING, THE REMAINDER OF THE WRECKAGE WAS ABOUT 50 YARDS AWAY INVERTED. THE AIRPLANE WAS EAST BOUND ON A HEADING OF ABOUT 110 WHEN IT IMPACTED THE MOUNTAIN ON THE WEST FACE. A PASSENGER SAID CLOUDS AND FOG WERE ALL AROUND THEM, ABOVE AND BELOW AND WAS GETTING CLOSER ALL THE TIME.

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 SEA98LA154Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBaker City, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance and inadequate in-flight planning/decision. Contributing to the accident was mountain obscuration.Jul 31, 1998 · Substantial damage