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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182H · Oregon City, OR · August 29, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 29, 1974
Place
Oregon City, OR · OREGON CITY, OR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8321SCessna 182H
Status
Completed · report January 28, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740829028769A
Case key
138670

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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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3-3807  74/8/29  NR.OREGON CITY,OREG   CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 255
        TIME - 0900                    N8321S              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALEM,OREG                  PRINEVILLE,OREG
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          SPECIAL VFR
        REMARKS- WG HIT TREE,CONT TO TROUTDALE & LND OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N8321S
Reported as
Cessna 182H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N8321S · 1

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