- Date
- May 22, 1982, 12:17 local (19:17 UTC)
- Place
- Medford, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3461UCessna 182F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820522022239A
- Case key
- 69210
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After takeoff, engine oil began to accumulate on the windshield and restrict forward visibility. The pilot returned to land, bounced during landing, and elected to go-around. During climbout the aircraft struck trees on rising terrain and crashed. The owner stated that the oil filler/inspection cap had been improperly secured after preflight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3461U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18254861
- Airframe hours
- 2,515
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- George Holbeton
- Registered owner
- George Holbeton
- Departed
- OR96 · Medford, OR
- Destination
- OR96 · Medford, OR
- Airport
- OR96 · Beagle Sky Ranch, runway 15, 3,000 × 100 ft, dirt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 209 total · 29 in this make and model · 153 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 0 ft unknown
- Observed at
- MFR, 6 nm away
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 N3461U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.