# Accident 20150813013629A: Cessna T182T, Oroville, WA, August 13, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2015, 09:30 local time
- Place: Oroville, WA
- Airport: Oroville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.9292° N, 119.2864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9292&lon=-119.2864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6289Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6289Z-2018-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182T (registry code 2072738, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AK1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150813013629A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 13, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 N6289Z DEPARTED THE OROVILLE, WA (0S7) AIRPORT BOUND FOR FELTS FIELD, WA (SFF). THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 5.5 MILES EAST OF THE OROVILLE AIRPORT AT AN ELEVATION OF 3,240 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVERTED BEFORE IT IMPACTED 2 TREES. IT IS UNKNOWN WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE FIRST TREE. THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT HAND WING IMPACTED THE SECOND TREE JUST OUTBOARD OF THE LIFT STRUT AND SHEARED THE WING OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. IT APPEARED THAT THE ENGINE WASNT UNDER POWER DUE TO THE TYPE OF DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED A WILD FIRE AND MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A SEMI REMOTE AREA, THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. THERE WASN'T RADAR COVERAGE FOR THE AREA. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS 88 YEARS OF AGE AND HELD A 3RD CLASS MEDICAL WITH WAIVERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A 2008 CESSNA TURBO 182 EQUIPPED WITH THE GARMIN G-1000 GLASS COCKPIT.

## 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 WPR15FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA241), Aug 13, 2015: Cessna T182T (N6289Z), Oroville, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ selection, for undetermined reasons, of a route different than the most commonly used…

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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