SEA78FA006

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182J · Umpqua, OR · October 5, 1977

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 5, 1977
Place
Umpqua, OR · UMPQUA, OR
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3383FCessna 182J
Status
Completed · report June 19, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19771005043569A
Case key
144287

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4149   77/10/5 NR.UMPQUA,OR          CESSNA 182J         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 300
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3383F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TWIN FALLS,ID               NORTH BEND,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 5/8/79. HIT MOUNTAIN SLOPE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3383F
Reported as
Cessna 182J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N3383F · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.