# NTSB SEA74AS041: Cessna 182K, N2510R, Walla Walla, WA, April 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1974
- Place: Walla Walla, WA · WALLA WALLA, WA
- Location: 46.0670° N, 118.3370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walla Walla, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0670&lon=-118.3370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125998
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74AS041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1983  74/4/23    WALLA WALLA,WASH    CESSNA 182K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2100
        TIME - 2007                    N2510R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEWISTON,ID                 WALLA WALLA,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      49
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           60                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- ATMTNG TO LOCATE ARPT VFR.RPTD 8MI FINAL,THEN LOST LOC,CLIMBING OUT.RCVRD 6/3/74 22MI NE.HIT MTN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2510R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2510R-1974-06-14), registration cancelled 1974-06-14, S/N 18258210, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (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 19740423018399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740423018399A), Apr 23, 1974: Cessna 182K, Walla Walla, WA, Destroyed. Atmtng to locate arpt VFR.rptd 8MI final,then lost LOC,climbing out. Rcvrd 6/3/74 22MI NE.hit mtn.

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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