- Date
- February 25, 1986, 18:55 local (Feb 26, 1986, 02:55 UTC)
- Place
- Antelope, OR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8305CPiper PA34-200T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860225003659A
- Case key
- 40272
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Analysis
Plt was operating VFR on top at 11000 feet, commenced descent to destination 34 miles out. Plt rpted field in sight 16 miles out, passing 6500 ft, cancelled flight plan. Acft impacted ridge at 4100 feet MSL 7 miles from destination. Dark night conds existed, with overcast above broken clouds. Residents reported moderate drizzle in area at time of crash. Forecast included moderate turbulence below 15000 feet with strong up and down drafts near mountains, mountains obscured in clouds and precipitation. Radar track showed acft spd during descent in excess of 200 KTS, rate of descent up to 1200 feet per minute. Wreckage indicates acft struck steep rocky slope in nose-high attitude with power on.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8305C
- Reported as
- Piper PA34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 347670123
- Airframe hours
- 2,120
- Engine
- Continental L-TSIO-360-E, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Albert C. Depenbrock
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 1, 1986 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- PDX · Portland, OR
- Destination
- 350R · Rajneeshpuram, OR
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 5,743 total · 20 in this make and model · 5,375 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 80° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDM, 43 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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