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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Corvallis, OR · November 5, 2000

Date: November 5, 2000 · 20:05 local
Place: Corvallis, OR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N53301
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA01FA015
Reported as: Cessna 152
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N53301Registration cancelled May 15, 2017 · Cessna 152S/N 15283530 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) Private pilot, with only 52 hours of flight experience, flew into marginal weather conditions. Apparent decision by pilot not to return to point of origin or other clear landing area. The pilot and his passenger received fatal injuries and the a/c was destroyed when flown into trees on a hillside.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PRIVATE PILOT, WITH ONLY 52 HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, FLEW INTO MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. APPARENT DECISION BY PILOT NOT TO RETURN TO POINT OF ORIGIN OR OTHER CLEAR LANDING AREA. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE A/C WAS DESTROYED WHEN FLOWN INTO TREES ON A HILLSIDE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA01FA015Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCorvallis, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain. Factors include a dark night, densely forested, hilly terrain near the planned route of flight, and low ceilings in the area of the accident.Nov 6, 2000 · Destroyed