Lake BUCCANEER accident near Dexter, Oregon, April 20, 1985
On April 20, 1985 at about 10:30 pm local time, a Lake BUCCANEER, registered N2582P, was substantially damaged in an accident near Dexter, Oregon (Dexter Lake airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 20, 1985 · about 10:30 pm local time · cases in 1985
- Place
- Dexter, Oregon · Dexter Lake · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Lake BUCCANEER
- Registration
- N2582P · registry record · serial 875
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT BOUNCED DURING TOUCHDOWN SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ATTENDING TO LAND ON THE WATER. THE ACFT WAS TOO CLOSE TO A DAM TO MAKE A GO-AROUND. THE ACFT THEN STRUCK THE DAM HEAD ON.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private, student
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea
- Flight time: 148 hours in all; 20 in the last 90 days; 96 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 820 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 2,600 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: EUG Eugene OR at 9:30 pm
- Destination: Dexter OR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,000 ft; not recorded at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter: 28.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:00 pm
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N2582P the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N2582P on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Lake 137 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B 52 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Mahlon Sweet Field · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Oregon 1,864 since 1982 · 279 in the last ten years
- Oregon 7,004 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N2582P 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/SEA85LA093.json.
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