Cessna 182K accident near Adrian, OR
On January 30, 2011, a Cessna 182K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Adrian, OR. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 30, 2011
- Place
- Adrian, OR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.674°N, 117.123°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110131X04305
Official records · WPR11FA116
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 29, 2011, about 2030 mountain standard time (MST), a Cessna 182K, N3083Q, impacted hilly terrain about two miles south of Adrian, Oregon. The private pilot and his two passengers were killed in the accident sequence, and the airplane, which was registered to a friend of the pilot, but operated and maintained by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal cross-country flight, which is estimated to have departed Ontario, Oregon, about 15 minutes prior to the accident, was being operated in an area where patchy ground fog and an occasional 2,300 foot overcast had been reported. No flight plan had been filed, and a search for the airplane was not initiated until the next morning when a family member reported the airplane missing. According to family members, the pilot and his two passengers, both of which were relatives of the pilot, departed Nampa Municipal Airport, Nampa, Idaho, sometime on the afternoon of January 28, en route to Portland, Oregon, where the airplane's occupants were going to attend a memorial service and a funeral. Later that day, about 1945 Pacific Standard Time (PST), the pilot landed at Madras City-County Airport, Madras, Oregon, which is located about 120 miles east of Portland. After landing at Madras, the pilot told the airport manager that he had already flown quite a ways west of Madras, and had attempted to get to Portland, but was unable to do so because of the weather conditions he encountered. He then stated that he wanted to refuel the airplane and try again to get th
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated pilot did not maintain sufficient altitude to clear mountainous terrain while in cruise flight in the dark.
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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.
