# Accident 20001105032809A: Cessna 152, Corvallis, OR, November 5, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2000, 20:05 local time
- Place: Corvallis, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6293° N, 123.2698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6293&lon=-123.2698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53301, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53301-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001105032809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA01FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA015), Nov 6, 2000: Cessna 152 (N53301), Corvallis, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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