Cessna T210N N5370Y
6 January 1983 · Portland, Oregon, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 January 1983 at about 05:03 local time, a Cessna T210N registered N5370Y, operated by AAR Western Skyways, Inc., was involved in an accident near Portland, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Portland, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Portland-Troutdale (TTD)
- Coordinates
- 45.5504, -122.5607
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210N
- Registration
- N5370Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- AAR Western Skyways, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ashland → Troutdale
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- SEA83FA037
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 THE SIDE OF A HILL DURING A DESCENT. THE PILOT HAD CANCELED HIS IFR CLEARANCE AND RADAR SERVICES WERE TERMINATED AND A FREQUENCY CHANGE WAS APPROVED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING BENEATH THE CLOUDS TOWARD THE HILL WITH WHICH IT COLLIDED. THE WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE AND SEEING THE ACFT ENTER CLOUDS FOLLOWED BY THE NOISE OF AN EXPLOSION. THE WEATHER WAS IMC. THERE WERE NO OPERATIONAL DIFFICULTIES REPORTED OR NOTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T210N accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 1983 | Cessna T210N | Orla, Texas, United States | Mutual Air Express | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1983 | Cessna T210N | Gorman, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Nov 1983 | Cessna T210N | Nageezi, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Jul 1983 | Cessna T210N | Watsonville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Jan 1983 | Cessna T210N | Cassville, Wisconsin, United States | PM Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1983 | Cessna T210N | Minersville, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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 | - |