Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N734EP

4 October 1986 · Roseburg, Oregon, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 4 October 1986 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N734EP was involved in an accident near Roseburg, Oregon, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Roseburg, Oregon, United States
Nearest airport
Roseburg Municipal (RSB)
Coordinates
43.2496, -123.2407
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N734EP
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Roseburg → Kennewick
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA87LA002

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 1 0 3

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 PLT INITIATED THE TAKEOFF FROM A TAXIWAY WITH A 100 FT OBSCURED SKY AND 1/4 VISIBILITY IN FOG. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THE RWY HEADING DURING INITIAL CLIMB. THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE TAXIWAY AND STRUCK TREES LOCATED ON RISING TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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