# NTSB SEA75AS018: Wren 182, N2427X, Aberdeen, WA, October 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1974
- Place: Aberdeen, WA · ABERDEEN, WA
- Location: 46.9752° N, 123.8114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aberdeen, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9752&lon=-123.8114&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75AS018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3496  74/10/27   ABERDEEN,WASH       WREN 182            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 549
        TIME - 1300                    N2427X              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 299 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEWISTON,ID                 HOQUIAM,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     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)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 550
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       55
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      SPECIAL VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT ADVSD AGAINST VFR FLT.RECOVERY DATE 10/28/74
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2427X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2427X-1975-01-06), registration cancelled 1975-01-06, S/N 18256327 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WREN 182
- Registry model: [Cessna Wren 182G 460](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-wren-182g-460) (registry code 2075802) (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 19741027038179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741027038179A), Oct 27, 1974: Cessna 182G, Aberdeen, WA, Destroyed. Plt advsd against VFR flt. Recovery date 10/28/74

## Other investigations on N2427X (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA68D0174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0174), Aug 18, 1967: Wren 460 (N2427X), Seattle, WA, substantial damage

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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