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NTSB investigations, 1986, OR

180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.

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NTSB SEA87LA040Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Gates, ORThe plt was attempting to land the aircraft at night on an unlit grass airstrip. Prior to reaching the airstrip the plt collided with an apple tree. Both wings were severed from the aircraft and it went inverted before striking the ground in a slightly nose…Dec 31, 1986 · N4116R · DestroyedNTSB SEA87LA042Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Lebanon, ORA power loss occurred during takeoff at about 100 feet AGL due to fuel exhaustion. A turn to the left was made so that a landing could be made on a field. During landing roll the aircraft's wing struck two trees.Dec 27, 1986 · N11537 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA87LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Yamhill, ORThe plt was landing on a one way short narrow airstrip. He stated a gust of wind occurred just prior to touchdown. The aircraft then bounced and the plt added power. The aircraft then bounced several times and the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft then nosed…Dec 20, 1986 · N739LH · Substantial damageNTSB SEA87LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T310Q · Medford, ORDuring turn off from the runway to the taxiway the left main gear collapsed. The runway and taxiway were icy and wet. Examination of the landing gear indicated an overload failure.Dec 17, 1986 · N7581Q · Substantial damageNTSB SEA87MA034Accident · 3 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBell 206L-1 · Pendleton, ORThe helicopter departed Pendleton on an emerg med svc/med-evac (EMS) flt to transport a patient to portland. After delivering the patient, the plt took off on the rtn flt with 2 med psnl aboard. Drg arrival at 1658 PST, he requested a special VFR (svfr)…Dec 4, 1986 · N7EC · DestroyedNTSB SEA87LA017Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Paisley, ORThe acft contacted power lines during a night forced landing on a highway following a loss of pwr. The power lines paralleled the road. Investigation revealed no discrepancies with the engine or fuel system. Planned fuel reserve was found in the tanks. The…Nov 4, 1986 · N8338V · Substantial damageNTSB SEA87LA016Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-400 · Oregon City, ORShortly after takeoff, an eng failure occurred. The plt elected to make a forced lndg on a freeway. During the landing, the acft collided with two vehicles. An inspection revealed an eng oil line had ruptured which led to oil exhaustion. Evidence indicated…Nov 2, 1986 · N8419P · Substantial damageNTSB SEA87LA015Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20D · Hillsboro, ORThe pilot elected to land with a 12 to 15 knot tailwind. An excessive ground speed resulted with an overshoot. The pilot elected to go-around too late and once the go-around was attempted the aircraft struck trees at the departure end of the runway at about…Oct 27, 1986 · N6625U · DestroyedNTSB SEA87LA011Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Perrydale, ORThe acft descended to terrain impact during a descent for landing. The plt stated he recalled entering a descent so he would be at 1,000 ft MSL on crosswind for landing. The plt does not recall any further details concerning the accident due to head injuries.Oct 14, 1986 · N8184F · DestroyedNTSB SEA87LA005Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269A · Forest Grove, ORPlt was overflying filbert orchard to shake nuts off trees with rotowash. Plt allowed rotor RPM to decay in a down wind turn 10 feet AGL. Acft collided with trees, then ground, and rolled over.Oct 7, 1986 · N986GC · DestroyedNTSB SEA87LA002Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Roseburg, ORThe plt initiated the takeoff from a taxiway with a 100 ft obscured sky and 1/4 visibility in fog. The non-instrument rated plt was unable to maintain the rwy heading during initial climb. The acft drifted to the right of the taxiway and struck trees located…Oct 4, 1986 · N734EP · DestroyedNTSB SEA87LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Madras, OROn landing touchdown, aircraft nose tire blew out. The student pilot over-corrected with controls and power, causing the aircraft to balloon into the air and touch down a second time in a flat attitude, resulting in a hard landing.Oct 2, 1986 · N4693J · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LYA02Accident · No injuriesFinal reportInav Moni · Riverside, ORPower plant seized in flight. Plt attempted forced landing on road, wings struck sagebrush on road shoulder. It was not determined why the engine seized in flight.Sep 23, 1986 · N39200 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA247Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGreat Lakes 2T-1A-2 · Tillamook, ORA precautionary landing was made on a field due to low fuel, lowering ceiling and visibility, ensuing darkness, and the pilot not knowing his exact position. Landing was made on an uphill field with a slight tail wind. The aircraft struck a swale and then…Sep 18, 1986 · N3565L · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA244Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 M · Red'S Horse Ran, ORThe pilot was attempting to depart an airstrip with a strong tail wind. 10 to 20 feet AGL the aircraft descended back onto the ground to the right of the airstrip, bounced, rolled through a wire fence and onto soft muddy terrain. The nose wheel dug into the…Sep 13, 1986 · N12135 · DestroyedNTSB SEA86LA229Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7ECA · Tygh Valley, ORAn uncertificated plt was flying the acft at a low altitude when the acft struck wires. Due to the damage to the acft a forced landing was made onto a bark dump where additional damage occurred to the acft.Aug 30, 1986 · N5159T · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86FA232Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · John Day, ORThe non-instrument rated pilots departed hermiston en route to burns, Oregon. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed; however, mountain tops along the route of flight were occasionally obstructed by local cloud layers. During the course of the flight the…Aug 30, 1986 · N3618R · DestroyedNTSB SEA86LA236Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Lord Flat, ORThe plt elected to go-around at about four feet AGL. Flaps were reduced from 40 degrees of flaps to 20 degrees of flaps and a gentle right turn was made due to rising terrain. The acft then settled onto the ground and crossed two ditches before coming to…Aug 29, 1986 · N737NT · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA234Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Ashwood, ORA loss of power occurred for unknown reason. During landing roll the aircraft's right main gear struck a rock causing part of the gear box to be torn from the aircraft.Aug 25, 1986 · N9051T · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86FA215Accident · 6 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna T207A · Frenchglen, ORAlthough low altitude flight within the gorge was not in accordance with the mission profile the pilot entered the canyon and proceeded upslope towards rising terrain. 87% of the pilot's extensive flight experience was in helicopter aircraft and he had…Aug 21, 1986 · N73569 · DestroyedNTSB SEA86LA212Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M-20-J · Aurora, ORAt about 9,000 feet MSL the pilot smelled smoke and electrical fumes. He then turned off the master switch and returned to land. He manually lowered the landing gear but it folded upon landing roll. Investigation revealed no mechanical reason for the gear to…Aug 18, 1986 · N201PJ · DestroyedNTSB SEA86LA206Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 340 · Prairie City, ORThe plt was attempting to land the acft on an unlit airstrip during dusk conditions. While attempting to align the acft with the center of the 30 foot wide airstrip the plt heard the stall warning horn sounding. During an attempted go around an inadvertent…Aug 13, 1986 · N2696U · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA186Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · Hillsboro, ORThe pilot reported that he struck a post on take-off and broke off the main landing gear wheel. The pilot proceeded to Hillsboro, Oregon where an emergency landing was made on a paved runway with the landing gear still extended. The stub caught in the runway…Aug 1, 1986 · N1782X · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA182Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G3B1 · Albany, ORA Bell 47G3B1 crashed into the south santiam river after contacting power lines while on an instructional flight. The CFI (helicopter) plt received serious injuries and the private plt (airplane) helicopter student received minor injuries. The helicopter…Jul 29, 1986 · N9417A · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA163Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108-3 · Sandy, ORPlt experienced power surges on takeoff, elected off-airport landing, allowed acft to contact ground nose-low while maneuvering to avoid trees. Inspection did not reveal mechanical failure/malfunction.Jul 7, 1986 · N6606M · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86FA155Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Mulino, ORThe pvt plt had been giving rides around the local area for about an hour. He had just dropped off one passenger and picked up another. The acft taxied from the ramp to the rwy 30 and made a normal takeoff. During crosswind turn the engine started to miss and…Jul 5, 1986 · N84463 · DestroyedNTSB SEA86LA158Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportAyres S2RT34 · Jordan Valley, ORWitnesses observed at acft make a 2-5 foot pass over water going north, a 180 degree turn and a 2 foot AGL run to south. The acfts left main landing gear touched water bouncing the right wing on water. Acft pitched up, rolled inverted and crashed on south…Jun 30, 1986 · N4013D · DestroyedNTSB SEA86LA156Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188 · Durkee, ORWhile crossing a mountain ridge at low altitude, the aircraft encountered downdrafts. The pilot was forced to land as he was unable to arrest the descent rate. The landing was accomplished onto very rough terrain.Jun 28, 1986 · N4835Q · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA133Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188B · Nyssa, ORDuring aerial application the engine ceased operating due to a broken shaft in the fuel pump. The boost pump was turned on and the engine ran momentarily. The pilot was unable to dump his 700 pounds of dry chemical and had to keep a nose down attitude in…May 24, 1986 · N53177 · DestroyedNTSB SEA86LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310 · Skinner Ranch, ORThe pilot elected to make a precautionary landing due to a stated electrical problem. The runway was only 30 feet wide and the aircraft struck a dirt mound to the right of the center line. The aircraft's main landing gear then collasped.May 23, 1986 · N2634C · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86FA126Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportLake LA-4-250 · Blue River, ORSeveral witnesses reported seeing the acft flying near the eugene arpt at an alt of 400 to 500 ft AGL. The acft was heading toward the Blue River. The acft was then seen flying over the Blue River forest ranger station aprx 7 minutes prior to the accident. At…May 17, 1986 · N1403A · DestroyedNTSB SEA86LA113Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Hubbard, ORDuring practice simulated forced landing with the power reduced to idle and gusting crosswinds airspeed was lost. The aircraft entered into an approach stall striking the ground nose first and then nosing over inverted.Apr 27, 1986 · N65654 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Dallas, ORA precautionary landing was made due to deteriorating weather. Directional control was lost while attempting to land on the 70 foot wide, wet, grass airstrip during gusty crosswinds. The aircraft veered to the side of the runway striking four parked…Apr 26, 1986 · N8312K · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA110Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson R22-A · Portland, ORAt aprx 500 ft AGL, while on a local traffic watch, a loss of pwr occurred. A 15 kt tail wind was present. Pwr lines had to be cleared and a hard landing resulted. An examination and test run of the eng failed to disclose any failure/ malfunction which would…Apr 25, 1986 · N8536Z · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G164-A · Echo, ORA loss of power occurred shortly after takeoff on a downwind departure. A forced landing was accomplished onto a wheat field downhill. The aircraft nosed over during the landing roll. Post accident inspection of the aircraft disclosed fuel contamination.Apr 23, 1986 · N25SK · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA105Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G3B1 · Albany, ORThe plt reported that after aprx 15 minutes of flt, the eng sputtered 2 or 3 times. An autorotation was performed onto rough terrain during which the tail rotor drive shaft was damaged by the main rotor blades. Post accident inspection revealed a hole in the…Apr 15, 1986 · N9417A · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA102Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Harlen, ORThe acft contacted trees and descended to ground impact during an attempted go-around. The go-around was attempted after the plt over shot the farm field in which he had intended to land.Apr 12, 1986 · N88415 · DestroyedNTSB SEA86IA095Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportRaven RX-7 · Beaverton, ORThe pilot misjudged obstacle clearance during his descent for landing. The balloon's envelope was then impaled on a light pole. Flt time was not reported by the plt.Apr 7, 1986 · N27980 · Minor damageNTSB SEA86LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Warm Springs, ORA precautionary landing was made due to the pilot becoming lost, the aircraft's navigation radio not working, and low fuel. A gusting crosswind was present during landing. On rollout the aircraft's wing tip caught a fence and the aircraft nosed over.Mar 30, 1986 · N6958B · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA082Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSocata MS894A · Wasco, ORThe plt stated that he encountered a wind shear on final. At the time of the accident the wind was recorded to be from the south/southeast at two knots with peak winds at four knots. When the plt noticed that his airspeed had deteriorated to 50 mph, he went…Mar 26, 1986 · N54BF · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 76 · Troutdale, ORThe acft was substantially damaged during a hard landing performed by the multi-enging student during a dual instructional flt.Mar 14, 1986 · N5095M · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Morgan, ORDuring takeoff from a soft rough barley field during a crosswind the pilot rotated prematurely. The aircraft settled back onto the field striking the nose gear first and then flipped inverted.Mar 12, 1986 · N45174 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86FA073Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SE 318C · Siletz, ORThe plt unsuccessfully attempted to lift a 1597 lb load of cedar blocks which would have placed the helicopter aprx 880 lbs over its max gross weight with an external load. The plt was setting the load down for ground personnel to unload some of the blocks…Mar 7, 1986 · N4966 · DestroyedNTSB SEA86LA072Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPatrick Henry Fokker DR. 1 · Gold Hill, ORPlt attempted spur of the moment landing in open field. Acft wheels sank into soft terrain after touchdown and acft nosed over.Mar 3, 1986 · N35PH · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86FA066Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA34-200T · Antelope, ORPlt was operating VFR on top at 11000 feet, commenced descent to destination 34 miles out. Plt rpted field in sight 16 miles out, passing 6500 ft, cancelled flight plan. Acft impacted ridge at 4100 feet MSL 7 miles from destination. Dark night conds existed,…Feb 26, 1986 · N8305C · DestroyedNTSB SEA86LA060Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 340 · Burns, ORThe aircraft encountered airframe icing on a descent for a VOR approach. 1/8 to 1/4 inch of ice was present during landing. The pilot allowed a stall to occur prior to touch down with a hard landing resulting.Feb 19, 1986 · N7774Q · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlon A2 · Woodburn, ORThe pilot was attempting to depart the sod 1300 foot runway and due to poor soft field technique failed to clear a fence.Feb 12, 1986 · N5632F · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA051Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Sandy, ORA total loss of power occurred due to a complete loss of oil. During engine teardown it was found that the oil filter adapter had slipped past the threads in the oil pump housing. The aircraft had the oil filter adapter replaced as well as the o ring on…Feb 1, 1986 · N2085R · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA050Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210-H · Cascade Locks, ORDuring landing roll on the 1800 foot long 30 foot wide wet runway, the aircraft veered right off the runway and then nosed over. The pilot applied brakes twice with no effect and the third time they grabbed. No malfunctions were found during inspection or…Jan 30, 1986 · N1TF · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86FA039Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHiller-Soloy UH-12E · Horton, ORThe fork connecting the rotorcraft's blue blade to the main rotor hub separated after a long term fatigue crack had spread through more than 60% of the fork circumference. The operator failed to carry out the appropriate inspection of the fork unit as…Jan 16, 1986 · N40290 · Destroyed