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Event SEA82DA076

1982-05-22 Medford, Oregon, United States Airport · OR96 Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AFTER TAKEOFF, ENGINE OIL BEGAN TO ACCUMULATE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND RESTRICT FORWARD VISIBILITY. THE PILOT RETURNED TO LAND, BOUNCED DURING LANDING, AND ELECTED TO GO-AROUND. DURING CLIMBOUT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON RISING TERRAIN AND CRASHED. THE OWNER STATED THAT THE OIL FILLER/INSPECTION CAP HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY SECURED AFTER PREFLIGHT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_SEA82DA076.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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What the literature says.

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