Cessna A185F N53079
8 November 1983 · 4NM W of Boring, Oregon, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 November 1983 at about 22:31 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N53079, operated by Terrance O. Bohrer, was involved in an accident near 4NM W of Boring, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- 4NM W of Boring, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.4192, -122.3708
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N53079
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Terrance O. Bohrer
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vancouver → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA84FA017
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 3 MAJOR OBJECTS, A TREE, A HOUSE AND A MOTOR HOME DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. THE PILOT HAD ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON A SOFT SHORT DIRT ROAD NEAR HIS HOME. THE LENGTH OF THE ROAD WAS 462 FT. HE LANDED 74 FT SHORT OFMARKERS AT THE PLANNED TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE PASSENGER SAID IT WAS QUICKLY APPARENT THAT THEY COULD NOT STOP IN TIME. THEPILOT RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO 20 DEGREES AND APPLIED FULL POWER. THE ACFT LEFT THE GROUND 71 FT BEFORE THE END OF THE ROAD. THE TREE WAS ABOUT 125 FT AWAY AND WAS 16 FT TALL. THE ACFT HIT AT ABOUT 8 FT AGL. IT THEN HIT THE HOUSE ABOUT 25 FT AWAY AND PART OF THE ACFT STAYED THERE (THE TAIL SECTION AND PART OF THE FUSELAGE). THE FORWARD CABIN/COCKPIT AREA AND WINGS HIT THE MOTOR HOME AND CONTINUED ON IN THE YARD ABOUT ANOTHER 125 FT. THE TWO OCCUPANTS AND THEIR SEATS WERE THROWN OUT OF THE COCKPIT AND CAME TO REST NEAR THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE ACFT. THE PILOT DIED OF HIS INJURIES. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1983 | Cessna A185F | Loreauville, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1983 | Cessna A185F | Bad Axe, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1983 | Cessna A185F | Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1983 | Cessna A185F | Freemason Is., Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Cessna A185F | Nyac, Alaska, United States | John T. Bloomquist | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Jul 1983 | Cessna A185F | Houma, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1983 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jan 1983 | Cessna P210N | Burns, Oregon, United States | AAR Western Skyways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Dec 1983 | Piper PA18-A | Rome, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lebanon, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 1983 | Piper PA28RT-201T | Gov't Camp, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 Jun 1983 | Garlick UH-1B/204 | Fossil, Oregon, United States | Cliff Richie | Minor injuries | - |