- Date
- November 25, 1987, 06:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place
- Hillsboro, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N21460Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871125067199A
- Case key
- 40710
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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.
Analysis
The daily radio traffic reporting flight was cleared for an IFR departure from Hillsboro airport in IMC. The owner/ operator of the aircraft stated the company had a 'no ifr' policy. On takeoff witnesses observed the aircraft to be lower and slower than normal and about 100 ft AGL past the runway midpoint the aircraft entered a shallow right turn. The aircraft collided with 35-foot trees and a powerline 600 feet from the runway centerline and approximately 135 degrees off the runway heading. Investigation revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions/failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21460
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 63951
- Airframe hours
- 5,082
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Operator
- Hillsboro Helicopters, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Hillsboro Helicopters, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 20, 1987 · 3 hours before
- Destination
- PDX · Portland, OR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- HIO · Hillsboro, runway 30, 6,600 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 699 total · 509 in this make and model · 640 as pilot in command · 244 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HIO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.