Cessna T207 A accident near Merlin, OR
On April 9, 2003, a Cessna T207 A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Merlin, OR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 9, 2003
- Place
- Merlin, OR
- Aircraft
- Cessna T207 A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.607°N, 123.475°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030414X00501
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 9, 2003, about 0850 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna T207 A, N9785M, was destroyed when it collided with mountainous terrain in a remote area approximately seven nautical miles northwest of Merlin, Oregon. The airplane was owned by the pilot, and was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country business flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The airline transport pilot-in-command, and the one passenger aboard the airplane were fatally injured. No flight plan was filed for the flight that originated from the North Bend Municipal Airport, North Bend, Oregon, approximately 40 minutes prior to the accident. The pilot's planned destination was the Grants Pass Airport (3S8), Grants Pass, Oregon. On April 9, family members of the pilot notified the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the airplane was overdue at its planned destination of Grants Pass. Subsequent to the report, the Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) issued an ALNOT (alert notice) for a missing aircraft, and a search was initiated. The following day, about 1300, the aircraft wreckage was located in a heavily wooded area northwest of Grants Pass. Subsequent to the aircraft's takeoff from North Bend, radar facilities in Salem, Oregon, and Klamath Falls, Oregon, recorded a 1200 beacon code on a southeasterly track, originating from the North Bend area and continuing southeasterly to a point approximately 9 miles northwest of the accident site. The last radar target was recorded at 42 degrees 43 minutes 28 seconds Nor
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain while in cruise flight. Factors include low ceilings and 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.
