# NTSB WPR27LA031: Cessna R172K, N910TW, Troutdale, OR, November 3, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: November 2, 2026, 17:39 local (Nov 3, 2026, 01:39 UTC)
- Place: Troutdale, OR
- Location: 45.5392° N, 122.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troutdale, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5392&lon=-122.3927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR27LA031
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204119/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27LA031

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach-VFR pattern final: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna R172K, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md?model=2072431), [All aircraft, 254 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N910TW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N910TW), registered now, S/N R1723279, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Registry model: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Public aircraft - local, Part 91
- Operator: Multnomah County Sheriffs Office
- Registered owner: Multnomah County Sheriffs Office
- Equipment: ADS-B, Stall warning system

## Weather

- Wind: 80° at 9 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none

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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