WPR27LA031

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna R172K · Troutdale, OR · November 3, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
November 2, 2026, 17:39 local (Nov 3, 2026, 01:39 UTC)
Place
Troutdale, OR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N910TWCessna R172K
Defining event
Approach-VFR pattern final: Birdstrike
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Case key
204119

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

BirdstrikeApproach-VFR pattern finalCessna R172K: 1 caseAll aircraft: 254 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
N910TW
Reported as
Cessna R172K
Flight
Public aircraft - local · Part 91
Operator
Multnomah County Sheriffs Office
Registered owner
Multnomah County Sheriffs Office
Equipment
ADS-B, Stall warning system

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.

Weather

Wind
80° at 9 knots
Lowest ceiling
None