# NTSB SEA81FA002: Cessna 182Q, N735PZ, Ashland, OR, October 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1980
- Place: Ashland, OR · ASHLAND, OR
- Location: 42.1922° N, 122.6983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1922&lon=-122.6983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2650  80/10/15 NR.ASHLAND,OR         CESSNA 182Q         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 2500
        TIME - 2324                    N735PZ              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 295 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALEM,OR                    MEDFORD,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- PLT HAD COLD.DEPD PORTLAND,OR AT 2215PDT AFT FULL WORK DAY & RND TRIP TO SALEM.HIT RISING TRRN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N735PZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735PZ-1982-01-04), registration cancelled 1982-01-04, S/N 18265589 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19801015065389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801015065389A), Oct 15, 1980: Cessna 182Q, Ashland, OR, Destroyed. Pilot attempting cross country VFR when mountain tops obscured by clouds.

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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