# NTSB SEA82DA143: Piper PA-28-161, N38918, Redmond, OR, August 15, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 15, 1982, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Redmond, OR
- Coordinates: 44.260738, -121.220726 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2607&lon=-121.2207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA143
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72363/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA143

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - downwind
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - clouds (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM HILLSBORO, OR TO YAKIMA, WA, TO REDMOND, OR AND THEN RETURN TO HILLSBORO. THE PILOT REPORTED A NUMBER OF ALTITUDE AND COURSE DEVIATIONS DURING THE FIRST TWO LEGS OF THE CROSS-COUNTRY TO AVOID CLOUDS. WHILE ON A DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 28 AT REDMOND, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE PROVIDED POWER FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME. WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE AND TURNED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N38918](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38918-1988-04-08), registration cancelled 1988-04-08, S/N 287716294 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7716294
- Airframe hours: 2467
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D3G 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Stone Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner: Richard L. Mikkelson
- Departed: YKM, YAKIMA, WA
- Destination: MAPLE PLAIN, MN
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: RDM, Roberts Field, runway 28, 6,999 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 43 total, 12 in this make and model, 14 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 45 statute miles
- Temperature: 160 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: RDM

## 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 19820815038169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820815038169A), Aug 15, 1982: Piper PA28161, Redmond, OR, Destroyed. Engine quit during approach for landing. Crash occurred during emergency landing on dirt road.

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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