# Accident 20040518017079A: Cessna A185F, Molalla, OR, May 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2004, 18:59 local time
- Place: Molalla, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0036° N, 122.3336° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0036&lon=-122.3336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61611, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61611-2006-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,975 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040518017079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM BYI TO OR81 AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON THE 106 RADIAL 33 NM OF UBG IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH CONVECTIVE SIGMET 4W WAS IN EFFECT. THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORECAST WITH TOPS TO FL390. ICING WAS FORECAST FOR THE ENTIRE ROUTE. THE FREEZING LEVEL AT THE DEPARTURE POINT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MSL. IN THE VICINITY OF THE CRASH THE FREEZING LEVEL WAS AROUND 7,000 MSL. BASED UPON THE RADAR TRACK INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ATC AND THE WEATHER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY FLIGHT SERVICE IT APPEARS THAT THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING TO AVOID WEATHER, EITHER ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS AND/OR LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, ENTERED A STALL/SPIN AND CRASHED.

## 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 SEA04FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA088), May 19, 2004: Cessna A185F (N61611), Molalla, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in VFR flight into IMC, and his failure to maintain control. Factors include mountain obscuration, clouds and convective weather…

## Other reports on N61611 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890601033049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890601033049I), Jun 1, 1989: Cessna A185F (N61611), Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. Dead battery. Hand started aircraft. Aircraft moved across taxiway and parking lot striking two parked aircraft.

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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