# Accident 20120314004179A: Cessna 150L, Ranier, OR, March 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2012, 17:36 local time
- Place: Ranier, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0253° N, 122.9203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0253&lon=-122.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18677, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18677-2018-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 80 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120314004179A

## Narrative

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

APPROX. 1730 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME N18677, CE-150, WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ONBOARD COLLIDED WITH A TREE ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF GOBLE, OR.BOTH RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 WPR12FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA136), Mar 15, 2012: Cessna 150L (N18677), Goble, OR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's decision to continue flight into the area of reduced visibility and the pilots’ subsequent failure to maintain clearance from the hilly terrain while operating in an area of…

## Other reports on N18677 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080504833749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080504833749I), May 4, 2008: Cessna 150L (N18677), Portland, OR, No damage. (-23) N18677 was transitioning over Portland International Airport (pdx) for landing at pearson airport (vuo) when the pilot reported to pdx tower that he ran…
- [Accident 19900920041259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900920041259A), Sep 20, 1990: Cessna 150L (N18677), Portland, OR. Photographer passenger walked into prop after exiting aircraft with engine idling. Was checking on helicopter wash.

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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