- Date
- June 13, 1982, 20:00 local (Jun 14, 1982, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sandy, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N231AWMooney M-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820613022309A
- Case key
- 72521
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Analysis
The acft crashed into rising terrain in marginal weather conditions. No flt plan had been filed. The acft crashed 25 miles from the takeoff point on 6/12/82 and was missing until 9/9/83. The pilot had received a weather briefing from portland fss indicating ceilings of 1400 to 1500 ft AGL and visibilities of 4 to 5 miles in light rain. The reporting stations elevations range from 23 to 243 ft MSL. The acft crashed at an elevation of 2300 ft MSL in rising terrain. The wreckage indicated contact with the trees was made in level flt at high cruising speed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N231AW
- Reported as
- Mooney M-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-0113
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360GB, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Mak Londahl
- Registered owner
- Mak Londahl
- Departed
- Muling, OR
- Destination
- Bend, OR
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 100 in this make and model · 650 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 154 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PDX, 31 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.