# NTSB SEA66A0043: Cessna 175, N7067M, Bonneville, OR, February 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1966
- Place: Bonneville, OR · BONNEVILLE, OR
- Location: 45.6360° N, 121.9520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bonneville, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6360&lon=-121.9520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173322
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66A0043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1083   66/2/6  NR.BONNEVILLE,OREG    CESSNA 175          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 115
        TIME - 2315                    N7067M              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INCOMPLETE WEATHER REPORT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 071367.PLT NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.WX BRIEF DID NOT INCLUDE AIRMETS ALPHA 20 AND 21.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7067M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7067M-1971-12-16), registration cancelled 1971-12-16, S/N 55367 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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