SEA74DYC32

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Portland, OR · January 2, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 2, 1974
Place
Portland, OR · PORTLAND, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N2511RCessna 182
Status
Completed · report April 2, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740102000319A
Case key
186968

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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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3-0318   74/1/2    PORTLAND,OREG       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N2511R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  29, 2100 TOTAL HOURS, 308
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTLAND INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,OREG               SEATTLE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           30                                                       80
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           26                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- KNOWN WINDS GUSTING TO 40K.

Aircraft

Registration
N2511R
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Portland Intl

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N2511R · 1

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