- Date
- July 29, 1982, 12:51 local (19:51 UTC)
- Place
- Cottage Grove, OR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N761ZYCessna T210M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820729032699A
- Case key
- 70354
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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
The aircraft crashed while receiving radar vectors from eugene approach control to the vor-dme runway 34 approach at eugene, OR. Investigation revealed that the aircraft impacted tree tops in a level, nose down attitude and traveled approximately 180 yard from point of impact. Both occupants were ejected from the aircraft when the seats and seat tracks failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N761ZY
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21062660
- Airframe hours
- 616
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- National Flying Service
- Registered owner
- National Flying Service
- Departed
- Santa Rosa, CA
- Destination
- Eugene, OR
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 149 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.