# NTSB SEA74AS028: Cessna 182P, N58661, Kelso, WA, December 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1973
- Place: Kelso, WA · KELSO, WA
- Location: 46.1168° N, 122.8865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kelso, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1168&lon=-122.8865&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187397
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74AS028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3980  73/12/30 NR.KELSO,WASH         CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 136
        TIME - 2100                    N58661              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UKIAH,CALIF                 FT LEWIS,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       39
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          140                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- RCVRD 12/31/73.ATMTNG TO MNTN VFR AT 2000FT ON AIRWAY V-23.HIT MOUNTAIN.HELO INSTRUMENT RATING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N58661](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58661-1974-03-01), registration cancelled 1974-03-01, S/N 182-62215 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731230042099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731230042099A), Dec 30, 1973: Cessna 182P, Kelso, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Rcvrd 12/31/73.atmtng to mntn VFR at 2000FT on airway V-23.hit mountain. Helo instrument rating.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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