Cessna 185A accident near Damascus, OR
On October 23, 1997, a Cessna 185A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Damascus, OR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 23, 1997
- Place
- Damascus, OR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.479°N, 122.510°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X09122
NTSB summary
On October 22, 1997, approximately 2135 Pacific daylight time, N714, a Cessna 185A, was destroyed when it collided with terrain near Damascus, Oregon. The airline transport pilot and his airline transport pilot passenger were fatally injured. The flight had initiated in Placerville, California, about 1700, after the airplane was acquired by the pilot from an aircraft sales company. There was fire after the impact, and no report of the ELT actuating. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the vicinity at the time of the accident. Contact with the Troutdale, Oregon, air traffic control tower had been initiated prior to the accident by an aircraft believed to be N714, however when Troutdale returned the radio call to establish communications, there was no response from N714. The wreckage distribution was along a 045 degree course in a wooded area. Investigators found no evidence of preexisting mechanical failure at the accident scene. According to a representative of the sales company, the purchaser had contacted Oakland Flight Service Station for a weather briefing prior to departure. The purchaser had stated to the sales company representative that he planned on stopping for the night at Redmond, Oregon, and had not at that time expressed any plans to continue on to the Portland, Oregon area, or to his home in Kent, Washington. At 1821, the pilot of N714 contacted Oakland Flight Watch over Chico, California. Weather was provided for Medford, Oregon, Portland, and Seattle, Washington, along with an airmet for occasional moderate turbulence forecast below 12,000 fee
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from terrain. Factors relating to the accident included: darkness, and hilly/mountainous terrain.
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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.
