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.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 1988 | Cessna 185F | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | Bruce L. Carpernter | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1988 | Cessna 185 | Whittier, Alaska, United States | Elmendorf Aero Club | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Jul 1988 | Cessna 185E | Lone Pine, California, United States | Scott, Mark J | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1988 | Cessna 185F | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1988 | Cessna 185F | Ophir, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1988 | Cessna 185 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Windsor, Robert W. | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-31T-620 | Eugene, Oregon, United States | Santiam Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28 | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1988 | Aerospatiale SA341G | Fields, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1988 | Gates Learjet 25B | Bend, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1988 | Cessna 172 | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | J. Michael Read | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1988 | Cessna 152 | Medford, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |