# NTSB SEA66A0041: Cessna 172E, N3535S, Pistol River, OR, January 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1966
- Place: Pistol River, OR · PISTOL RIVER, OR
- Location: 42.2879° N, 124.3988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pistol River, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2879&lon=-124.3988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174506
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66A0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0097   66/1/7  NR.PISTOL RIVER OREG  CESSNA 172E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 128
        TIME - 1708                    N3535S              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              ZERO
        PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE                           OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          RAIN                                                     FOG
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 1/12/66.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3535S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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