Cessna 182Q accident near The Dalles, OR
On April 14, 1994, a Cessna 182Q (airplane) was involved in an accident near The Dalles, OR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 14, 1994
- Place
- The Dalles, OR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.540°N, 121.150°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01170
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 13, 1994, approximately 2115 Pacific daylight time (PDT), a Cessna 182Q, N4887N, impacted the terrain about five miles west of The Dalles, Oregon. The private pilot and his passenger received fatal injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed. The personal pleasure flight, which departed Winnemucca Municipal Airport, Winnemucca, Nevada, about three hours earlier, was in visual meteorological conditions at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed, and there was no report of an ELT activation. The aircraft, which had arrived at the Mesquite Airport, Mesquite, Nevada, around 1930 on April 12, was reported to have departed the same airport sometime around 1600 on the day of the accident. The aircraft was next observed later that evening at the airport in Winnemucca, Nevada. It landed there between 1800 and 1830, and took on 42.9 gallons of 100 low-lead aviation fuel. The individual who helped service the aircraft at Winnemucca reported that there seemed to be nothing unusual about the aircraft or either of its occupants. Soon after refueling, the aircraft departed Winnemucca, and there were no other reported sightings or contacts with the aircraft until it was observed in the area of The Dalles, Oregon, about 10 minutes prior the crash. The pilot made no contact with FAA Flight Service or Air Traffic Control (ATC) facilities during this flight, and there is no record of him contacting Flight Service for a briefing prior to departure. Once in the area of The Dalles, the aircraft was observed by numerous witnesses from the time it was first n
Probable cause
AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
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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.
