# NTSB SEA74AS051: Cessna 182P, N21018, Zigzag, OR, June 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1974
- Place: Zigzag, OR · ZIGZAG, OR
- Location: 45.3440° N, 121.9431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zigzag, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3440&lon=-121.9431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130153
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74AS051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2278  74/6/25    ZIGZAG,OREG         CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 350
        TIME - 1730                    N21018              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TROUTDALE,OREG              MEDFORD,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WX BRIEF BY COMPANY PLT.FLEW INTO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21018](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21018-1974-11-04), registration cancelled 1974-11-04, S/N 18261362 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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 19740625029079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740625029079A), Jun 25, 1974: Cessna 182P, Zigzag, OR, Destroyed. Wx brief by company plt. Flew into mountainous terrain.

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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