- Date
- February 2, 1983, 17:00 local (Feb 3, 1983, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Oregon City, OR
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N30356Cessna 177A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830202003149A
- Case key
- 39660
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival at dusk, the plt made an apch to rwy 9 with a headwind at 19, gusting 30 KTS. While on final apch, the acft collided with power lines near the apch end of the rwy. The plt reported that he did not see the lines until just prior to impact, then tried to fly under them, but did not avoid the collision. He reported the tail section, wings & front of the acft were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30356
- Reported as
- Cessna 177A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17701203
- Airframe hours
- 1,610
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A2F, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Danny & Kathy Berge
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- S07 · Bend, OR
- Airport
- Fairways, runway 9, 3,000 × ft, grass/turf
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,103 total · 56 in this make and model · 1,055 as pilot in command · 51 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 90° at 19 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PDX, 14 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.