- Date
- September 10, 1987, 15:35 local (22:35 UTC)
- Place
- Tillamook, OR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9484RCessna TR182
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 40537
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Analysis
Drg arrival, the plt was cleared for an ndb-a apch & received approval to change to the local adzy freq. After that, there was no further radio comm with the acft. Radar data showed the acft crossed over the initial apch fix (iaf) & began a rgt outbound turn toward the procedure turn area. Radar contact was lost abt 3 mi west of the iaf. When the acft did not arrive, a search was initiated. It was fnd the next day where it had crashed in mountainous terrain at an elev of abt 1100'. Impact occurred in a steep nose down, left wing down attitude. No preimpact part failure/mal- function of the acft or eng was fnd. Personnel at the arpt (elev 35') estd the wx was about 1000' overcast, 5 mi vis with light rain & fog. A helicopter plt, who was searching for the downed acft, rprtd the mtns & hills in the area were obscured by clouds. He was unable to reach the area of the crash site on the day of the acdnt due to rain & fog.
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
- N9484R
- Reported as
- Cessna TR182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18200709
- Airframe hours
- 1,342
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-L3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gene F. Jensen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 8, 1987 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- 1S4 · Scappoose, OR
- Destination
- S47 · Tillamook, OR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- S47 · Tillamook
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 547 total · 18 in this make and model · 352 as pilot in command · 98 in the last 90 days · 19 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 8 knots
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AST, 42 nm away