# NTSB SEA82DA076: Cessna 182F, N3461U, Medford, OR, May 22, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: May 22, 1982, 12:17 local (19:17 UTC)
- Place: Medford, OR
- Coordinates: 42.297548, -122.8707 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2975&lon=-122.8707&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69210
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA076
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69210/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA076

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Miscellaneous/other, takeoff - initial climb
  - lubricating system - loose (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - fluid,oil - leak (contributing factor)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - window,flight compartment window/windshield - dirty(foggy) (contributing factor)
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, landing
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rising (contributing factor)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3461U-2013-07-18), registration cancelled 2013-07-18, S/N 18254861, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18254861
- Airframe hours: 2515
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820522022239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820522022239A), May 22, 1982: Cessna 182F, Medford, OR, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed into trees during goaround. Oil on windshield obscured vision. Pilot did not secure oil cap.

## Other investigations on N3461U (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 SEA82DYK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYK06), Nov 22, 1981: Cessna 182 (N3461U), Redmond, OR, 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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