Cessna 172M N21460

Summary

On 25 November 1987 at about 14:20 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N21460, operated by Hillsboro Helicopters, Inc., was involved in an accident near Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 November 1987 at 14:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Hillsboro (HIO)

Coordinates

45.5791, -122.9096

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N21460

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hillsboro Helicopters, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Portland

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

SEA88FA023

1 person was seriously injured.

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 DAILY RADIO TRAFFIC REPORTING FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR AN IFR DEPARTURE FROM HILLSBORO AIRPORT IN IMC. THE OWNER/ OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED THE COMPANY HAD A 'NO IFR' POLICY. ON TAKEOFF WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE LOWER AND SLOWER THAN NORMAL AND ABOUT 100 FT AGL PAST THE RUNWAY MIDPOINT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH 35-FOOT TREES AND A POWERLINE 600 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND APPROXIMATELY 135 DEGREES OFF THE RUNWAY HEADING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS/FAILURES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.