# NTSB OAK70A0004: Cessna 182, N2193G, Pendleton, OR, July 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1969
- Place: Pendleton, OR · PENDLETON, OR
- Location: 45.6756° N, 118.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pendleton, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6756&lon=-118.8195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164904
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70A0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70A0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2193G-1970-06-08), registration cancelled 1970-06-08, S/N 51493, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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