- Date
- July 4, 1969
- Place
- Astoria, OR · ASTORIA, OR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3372TCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165360
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2856 69/7/4 ASTORIA,OREG CESSNA 177 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0129 N3372T PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 26, 1560 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 107 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORTLAND,OREG ASTORIA,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER REMARKS- DSCNT BLO MEA OF 5000 FT,HIT MT SIDE.ARTC FAILED TO NOTE THAT PLT REPORTED LEAVING 4000 DESCENDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3372T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3372TRegistration cancelled May 4, 2019 · Cessna 177Airframe modelCessna 177Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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