Plane Crash List

Cessna 185 N14407

20 August 1988 · Hillsboro, Oregon, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 August 1988 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N14407 was involved in an accident near Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Hillsboro, Oregon, United States
Coordinates
45.4396, -122.9602
Aircraft
Cessna 185
Registration
N14407
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Salem → Hillsboro
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA88LA158

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 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 PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING A FUEL TANK SWITCHOVER. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE GUY WIRE ON THE ROAD DURING THE FORCED LANDING. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FUEL LEAK INDUCED WHEN THE FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS IN OPERATION. THE LEAK OCCURRED AT THE FUEL PRESSURE GAGE LINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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