Cessna 182M N71779

Summary

On 11 April 1990 at about 17:50 local time, a Cessna 182M registered N71779, operated by Delchini, Mario J, was involved in an accident near North Bend, Oregon, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 April 1990 at 17:50

Classification

Accident

Location

North Bend, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

North Bend (OTH)

Coordinates

43.4792, -124.1606

Aircraft

Cessna 182M

Registration

N71779

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Delchini, Mario J

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Petaluma → North Bend

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA90FA064

3 people died.

THE PILOT DID NOT FOLLOW THE PUBLISHED IFR PROCEDURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO THE ILS 4 APPROACH. THE PILOT INITIATED A MISSED APPROACH DURING THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOLD AT THE FAF. THE PILOT WAS THEN CLEARED FOR THE ILS APPROACH FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE PILOT THEN TURNED TOWARD THE AIRPORT WITHOUT COMPLETING THE PUBLISHED PROCEDURE TURN AND PROCEDED INBOUND TO THE RUNWAY AT AN ALTITUDE 3,000 FEET ABOVE THE MINIMUM PUBLISHED ALTITUDE. THE RADAR RETURNS INDICATE THAT THE FLIGHT WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE LOCALIZER WITH RADAR CONTACT LOST WHEN THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED BELOW 3,100 FEET AND WAS DIRECTLY OVER THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED INTO HILLY TERRAIN APROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH EAST OF THE RUNWAY ON A HEADING OF 40 DEGREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.