Cessna 182Q N4887N

Summary

On 14 April 1994 at about 04:15 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N4887N, operated by White, Woodrow, was involved in an accident near The Dalles, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 April 1994 at 04:15

Classification

Accident

Location

The Dalles, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

45.5401, -121.1497

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N4887N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

White, Woodrow

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winnemucca → Longview

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

SEA94FA100

2 people died.

AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE WAS ON A NIGHT FLIGHT FROM A REFUELING STOP AT WINNEMUCCA, NV, TO A REPORTED DESTINATION OF THE LONGVIEW, WA. THE PERSON THAT HELPED SERVICE THE AIRPLANE AT WINNEMUCCA NOTED NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE PLANE OR EITHER OF THE OCCUPANTS. AFTER DEPARTING WINNEMUCCA, THERE WERE NO REPORTED SIGHTINGS OR CONTACT WITH THE PLANE UNTIL IT REACHED THE AREA OF THE DALLES, OR, WHERE NUMEROUS WITNESSES SAW THE PLANE MANEUVERING. MOST WITNESSES DESCRIBED SEEING THE PLANE IN A CONTINUOUS SERIES OF LOW-LEVEL ERRATIC MANEUVERS WITH REPEATED SHORT TERM RAPID CLIMBS AND DESCENTS. ONE WITNESS SAID THE MOVEMENTS OF THE PLANE WERE SIMILAR TO THAT OF A PILOT PRACTICING STALLS. THOSE, WHO HEARD THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE DESCRIBED IT AS SURGING, SPUTTERING, OR CONSTANTLY CHANGING FROM IDLE TO FULL POWER. SHORTLY BEFORE CRASHING, ONE WITNESS SAW THE AIRPLANE SO LOW THAT IT APPEARED TO BE LANDING. AFTER MANEUVERING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE PLANE ROLLED INTO A STEEP DESCENT AND CRASHED. IMPACT OCCURRED ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF THE DALLES AIRPORT. DURING AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE, NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL PROBLEM WAS FOUND; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED BY IMPACT. A PATHOLOGICAL EXAM OF THE PILOT REVEALED NO MEDICAL PROBLEM; HIS 3RD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS DATED 3/10/92.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.