Cessna 172K accident near North Bend, OR
On October 22, 1993, a Cessna 172K (airplane) was involved in an accident near North Bend, OR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 22, 1993
- Place
- North Bend, OR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.480°N, 124.160°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13652
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 22, 1993, at approximately 1501 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172K, N79405, was destroyed when it collided with terrain about two miles north of North Bend, Oregon, while conducting touch and go landings at the North Bend Airport. The private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight, conducted under 14CFR91. There was no fire. A witness, who worked at the airport as a weather observer, stated that he had been in radio contact with this aircraft and others in the vicinity, prior to the crash. He stated that he had observed the aircraft departing runway 31 at North Bend approximately 1446, and it remained in the pattern, completing two touch and go landings. During each landing, the pilot called in his traffic position. The last radio call that the witness heard was a call on final approach on his second touch and go. He then observed the aircraft departing straight out from runway 31. A few moments later, the witness communicated with a Beech King Air, and gave an airport advisory, then began to look for N79405 so he could advise the other aircraft of its position. He then spotted N79405 just to the northwest of the airfield, about 1.5 miles off the extended centerline of runway 31. He estimated its altitude as between 800 and 1000 feet. He stated that, at the time he spotted the aircraft, it was in a near vertical dive of approximately 75 to 80 degrees. He stated that he immediately attempted to contact the pilot by radio, asking if he wa
Probable cause
LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE IN FLIGHT DUE TO PILOT INCAPACITATION FROM ATHEROSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
