Cessna 182R II accident near Spokane, Washington, January 24, 1987
On January 24, 1987 at about 11:43 pm local time, a Cessna 182R II, registered N9322X, was substantially damaged in an accident near Spokane, Washington. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 24, 1987 · about 11:43 pm local time
- Place
- Spokane, Washington
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182R II · all 182R IIs on the register
- Registration
- N9322X · registry record · serial 18268490
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT ATTEMPTED INSTRUMENT APPROACH IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO STRUCTURAL ICING; I.E., FOG, LIGHT SNOW, TEMP 32F. ACFT NOT EQUIPPED FOR DEICE. STRUCTURAL ICE ACCRETION DURING APPROACH AND CLIMB-OUT FOLLOWING MISSED APPROACH DEGRADED ACFT PERFORMANCE SO THAT CLIMB TO ASSIGNED ALT/VFR CONDITIONS NOT POSSIBLE. ACFT CONTINUED TO ACCUMULATE ICE IN IMC, EVENTUALLY FORCING DESCENT TO GROUND CONTACT.
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: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,608 hours in all; 215 in this make and model; 153 in the last 90 days; 1,568 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 502 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 2 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,100 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-U (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Corporate Air Services
The flight
- Departed from: YKM Yakima WA at 10:15 pm
- Destination: GEG Spokane WA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded
- Temperature: 32°F (0°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:59 pm from GEG, 12 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
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