SEA67D0355

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Port Angeles, WA · April 27, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 27, 1967
Place
Port Angeles, WA · PORT ANGELES, WA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7724FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 28, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117885

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0683  67/4/27  NR.PORT ANGELES,WASH  CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 8 TOTAL
        TIME - 1010                    N7724F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OTHER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      50
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 5/5/67.PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OUT OF A CLOUD,STRUCK MOUNTAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N7724F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.