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Cessna 182E N3159Y

18 August 1984 · Prineville, Oregon, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 18 August 1984 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 182E registered N3159Y was involved in an accident near Prineville, Oregon, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Prineville, Oregon, United States
Nearest airport
Princeville (S39)
Coordinates
44.1004, -120.6606
Aircraft
Cessna 182E
Registration
N3159Y
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Medford → Pendleton
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA84FA201

People

3 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 3 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 HIT A TREE DURING A FORCED LANDING APPROACH TO A LARGE OPEN FIELD AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIION REVEALED THAT A ROD CAP BOLT HAD FAILED WHICH STARTED THE INTERNAL DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGINE. THIS BOLT WAS INSTALLED AS A NEW PART DURING MAJOR OVERHAUL IN 5/84 AND HAD ACCRUED 120 HOURS TOTAL TIME IN SERVICE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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