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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Dallesport, WA · February 10, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 10, 1979
Place
Dallesport, WA · DALLESPORT, WA
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9117GCessna 182
Status
Completed · report April 9, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790210002629A
Case key
137868

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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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3-0281  79/2/10    DALLESPORT,WA       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 4000
        TIME - 1940                    N9117G              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 214 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THE DALLES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GOODING,ID                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED          DALLESPORT,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- POWER LOSS AFT DECENDING FROM 12000 TO 7000FT TO CLEAR AIRFRAME ICE BUILDUP.

Aircraft

Registration
N9117G
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
The Dalles

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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