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Cessna 185 FII N2762Q

15 June 1983 · Ryegrass Pass, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 June 1983 at about 13:45 local time, a Cessna 185 FII registered N2762Q was involved in an accident near Ryegrass Pass, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Ryegrass Pass, Washington, United States
Coordinates
46.9696, -120.4703
Aircraft
Cessna 185 FII
Registration
N2762Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Moses Lake → Ryegrass
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA83LA124

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH SAGEBRUSH AND GROUNDLOOPED WHILE LANDING ON AN ABANDONED COUNTRY ROAD. THE WEATHER WAS VMC. THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED BUT THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT GUSTING WINDS CAUSED HIM TO CONTACT THE SAGE BRUSH AND GROUND LOOP INTO A DIRT BANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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