19900609042269A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Conaer LA-4 · Onalaska, WA · June 9, 1990

Date
June 9, 1990 · 13:30 local
Place
Onalaska, WA
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N68DG
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA90FA171
Reported as
Conaer LA4
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck trees on cloud obscured mountain slope. Was observed flying low under clouds. Weather brief marginal VFR.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES ON CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN SLOPE. WAS OBSERVED FLYING LOW UNDER CLOUDS. WEATHER BRIEF MARGINAL VFR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.