Cessna 402B accident near Estacada, OR
On February 16, 1996, a Cessna 402B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Estacada, OR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 16, 1996
- Place
- Estacada, OR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.200°N, 122.059°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05318
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 16, 1996, approximately 0746 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 402B, N5198J, operated by Sports Air Travel, Inc. of Troutdale, Oregon (d/b/a West Coast Air Cargo) as West Coast flight 1420 (WCC1420), was lost from radio and radar contact with Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) while on a 14 CFR 135 non-scheduled domestic cargo flight from Troutdale to Redmond, Oregon. The wreckage of N5198J was found 27 nautical miles southeast of the Troutdale airport, in the Mt. Hood National Forest southeast of Estacada, Oregon, on February 19. The aircraft was destroyed and the airline transport pilot, who was the airplane's sole occupant, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions had been forecast for the accident area, and were reported at Troutdale, at the time of the accident. The airplane was on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan. According to the FAA's air traffic control (ATC) record of the accident, the aircraft departed Troutdale at 0735 and checked on to the Seattle ARTCC sector 5 frequency at 0740, reporting out of 5,800 feet for a final altitude of 9,500 feet. After the controller acknowledged this transmission, there were no further communications between WCC1420 and ATC for the next six minutes. During this time, Seattle ARTCC radar tracked the aircraft in a steady climb to 9,500 feet on a southeasterly course toward Redmond. According to National Track Analysis Program (NTAP) radar data provided by Seattle ARTCC, the aircraft reached 9,500 feet at 0745:38 and continued southeast for the next 24 seconds. The aircra
Probable cause
loss of aircraft control for undetermined reason(s).
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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.
