- Date
- March 23, 1989, 08:21 local (16:21 UTC)
- Place
- Eugene, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3823YCessna 210D
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890323004439A
- Case key
- 17583
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Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Factors related to the accident were: the terrain and weather conditions at the accident site, and the pilot's lack of instrument experience.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3823Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 210D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21058323
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Fitzgerald, Michael
- Registered owner
- Michael Fitzgerald
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 28, 1988 · 14 hours before
- Departed
- BOK · Brookings, OR
- Destination
- EUG
- Airport
- EUG · Mahlon Sweet Field
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,914 total · 733 in this make and model · 16 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 7 knots
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EUG, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3823Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.