OAK70A0004

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Pendleton, OR · July 17, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 17, 1969
Place
Pendleton, OR · PENDLETON, OR
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2193GCessna 182
Status
Completed · report December 31, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164904

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2633  69/7/17  NR.PENDLETON,OREG     CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 203
        TIME - 0950                    N2193G              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HERMISTON,OREG              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBSERVED IN A STEEP CLIMBING L TURN TOWARD CANYON RIM.PLT WAS SPOTTING CATTLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2193G
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.