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SEA82DA161

1982-09-12 · CORVALLIS, Oregon, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CVO

N2535P has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (COLUMBIA AIRCRAFT MFG LC41-550FG, built 2006), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT WHILE ON A LOW FINAL APPROACH, A SUDDEN DOWNDRAFT OF WINDSHEAR OCCURRED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DROP AND THE RIGHT WING TO HIT THE TOP OF A TREE. UPON IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_SEA82DA161.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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