ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35474
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| Date: | Friday 16 February 1996 |
| Time: | 09:46 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 402B |
| Owner/operator: | West Coast Air Cargo |
| Registration: | N5198J |
| MSN: | 402B0885 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10024 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Estacada, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Troutdale, OR (KTTD) |
| Redmond, OR (KRDM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Shortly after reaching a cruising altitude of 9,500 feet, the aircraft's course was observed on radar to change from southeasterly to southwesterly. Its average ground speed decreased from 170 knots to 108 knots during this track change. The pilot called ATC with his call sign, and about five seconds later, an unintelligible, one-second-long transmission was heard. At that same time, radar information showed the aircraft at 8,800 feet. Radar and radio contact were lost shortly thereafter. Three days later, wreckage was found where the aircraft had crashed. The crash site was 1,820 feet above sea level and 1/2 mile south-southwest of its last observed radar position; the aircraft's average descent angle from the 8,800-foot-altitude position to the crash site was about 51 degrees. The aircraft was extensively damaged during impact. No damage was noted on tall trees that surrounded the accident site. Also, no preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure of the aircraft or engines was found, and no pre-accident impairment of the pilot was found.
Probable Cause: loss of aircraft control for undetermined reason(s).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA96FA061
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 08:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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