# NTSB SEA75FYC14: Cessna 182H, N8321S, Oregon City, OR, August 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1974
- Place: Oregon City, OR · OREGON CITY, OR
- Location: 45.3413° N, 122.5923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oregon City, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3413&lon=-122.5923&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138670
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FYC14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYC14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3807  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8321S-2004-09-13), registration cancelled 2004-09-13, S/N 18256421, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740829028769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740829028769A), Aug 29, 1974: Cessna 182H, Oregon City, OR, Substantial damage. Wg hit tree,cont to troutdale & lnd ok.

## Other investigations on N8321S (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 SEA00LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA102), Jun 9, 2000: Cessna 182H (N8321S), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain the correct approach airspeed (Vref) on final due to incorrect airspeed indications resulting from a partial blockage of the pitot line. Factors include a quartering…

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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