- Date
- January 21, 1983, 20:05 local (Jan 22, 1983, 04:05 UTC)
- Place
- Burns, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N5162WCessna P210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830121002649A
- Case key
- 39596
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Analysis
The plt was on a bank-check courier flt from troutdale to portland, with en route stops at Burns & redmond, OR. Routinely, the acft would depart troutdale between 0900 & 0930 & arrive at Burns at 1130 to 1200 local time. After a ground time of aprx 8 hrs, it normally would depart Burns between 1930 & 2000 local time. The plt was observed removing snow from the acft's wing before taking off. At aprx 2000 PST, the plt took off on rwy 12. An IFR flt plan had been filed, but was not activated. According to witnesses, there were marginal VFR conditions, reducing visibility with light to moderate snow showers, wind calm to light. Shortly after takeoff, the acft crashed on flat, snow covered, uncultivated land aprx 3 mi southeast of the arpt. The impact occurred on a west northesterly heading. A prop blade was found at the initial impact point & the wreckage was scattered over an area aprx 475 ft long. An exam of the wreckage was made, but no pre-impact malfunction or failure was found.
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
- N5162W
- Reported as
- Cessna P210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 375
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Aar Western Skyways, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Boyd Hawley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 7, 1983 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- BNO · Burns, OR
- Destination
- RDM · Redmond, OR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BNO · Burns Municipal, runway 12, 5,100 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 57
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 16,389 total · 16,300 as pilot in command · 219 in the last 90 days · 62 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 30 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.