# NTSB SEA87FA060: Cessna 182, N3266Y, North Bend, OR, February 21, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: February 20, 1987, 20:27 local (Feb 21, 1987, 04:27 UTC)
- Place: North Bend, OR
- Coordinates: 43.480598, -124.160346 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4806&lon=-124.1603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA87FA060
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40514/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA060

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr)
  - weather condition - clouds (contributing factor)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - ifr procedure - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr)

## Analysis

PLT WAS INBOUND TO VORTAC IN CLOUDS FOR LOCALIZER APPROACH TO RWY 4. WX AT ARPT REPORTING 1500 FT BKN. PLT EXPECTED TO MAKE MISSED APPROACH TO CONTINUE VFR TO ANOTHER ARPT. PLT REPORTED INBOUND IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS AT 1300 FT. ACFT CRASHED 4 NM BEYOND ARPT, 1200 FT SOUTH OF BACK COURSE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3266Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3266Y-2012-10-02), registration cancelled 2012-10-02, S/N 18254266, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18254266
- Airframe hours: 4370
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Vice Province Of St. Augustine
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 25, 1986, 65 hours before
- Departed: MFR, MEDFORD, OR
- Destination: 6S2, FLORENCE, OR
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: OTH, North Bend Municipal, runway 4, 4,613 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 4,000 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 290° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: OTH

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870220005539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870220005539A), Feb 20, 1987: Cessna 182E, North Bend, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft struck trees and impacted the ground during an ILS approach. Pilot descended below safe altitude.

## Other investigations on N3266Y (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX71DUQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUQ22), Sep 26, 1970: Cessna 182 (N3266Y), Oxnard, CA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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