# NTSB SEA76DYI05: Cessna 182, N2541R, Bonanza, OR, August 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1975
- Place: Bonanza, OR · BONANZA, OR
- Location: 42.2003° N, 121.4067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bonanza, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2003&lon=-121.4067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYI05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYI05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2814   75/8/8  NR.BONANZA,OR         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 240
        TIME - 1515                    N2541R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CIRCLE 5 RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAYWARD,CA                 BONANZA,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    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                                                     CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           90                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RWY UPSLOPE,GRAVEL.GO-ARND INTO RISING TERRAIN.DA ABT 7500FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2541R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2541R-1976-05-18), registration cancelled 1976-05-18, S/N 18258241, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Circle 5 Ranch

## 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 19750808029299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750808029299A), Aug 8, 1975: Cessna 182K, Bonanza, OR, Substantial damage. Rwy upslope,gravel. Go-arnd into rising terrain. Da abt 7500FT.

## Other investigations on N2541R (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 LAX72DUQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUQ25), Sep 17, 1971: Cessna 182 (N2541R), Rosamond, CA, 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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