- Date
- September 3, 1982, 18:30 local (Sep 4, 1982, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Brownsmead, OR
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N758MYCessna R172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820903045979A
- Case key
- 70054
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Analysis
The pilot reported that about 30 minutes after takeoff, the engine sputtered and quit. The aircraft was damaged from a landing on rough terrain. During an investigation, only about two pints of fuel were found in the aircraft.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N758MY
- Reported as
- Cessna R172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1723216
- Airframe hours
- 950
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-K, 195 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard A. Person
- Registered owner
- Richard A. Person
- Departed
- Mahalem, OR
- Destination
- Batteground, WA
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 500 total · 60 in this make and model · 27 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 144 °F
- Observed at
- AST, 15 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.