# NTSB SEA68A0055: Beech D18S, N4545, Ferndale, WA, February 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1968
- Place: Ferndale, WA · FERNDALE, WA
- Location: 48.8534° N, 122.5902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ferndale, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8534&lon=-122.5902&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68A0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0055

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2123  68/2/24  NR.FERNDALE,WASH      PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1701                    N8062C              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLINGHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  330
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- BOTH PLTS FAILED TO SEE EACH OTHER. N4545 LANDED SAFELY.N8062C CRASHED.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2123  68/2/24  NR.FERNDALE,WASH      BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1701                    N4545               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 46, 6680 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  2  0  0                            183 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLINGHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - FLIGHT SERVICE STATION              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  150
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES                               ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- BOTH PLTS FAILED TO SEE EACH OTHER. N4545 LANDED SAFELY,N8062C CRASHED.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: N4545 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bellingham

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N8062C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8062C-1978-01-30), registration cancelled 1978-01-30, S/N 18-3410 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (registry code 7101820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bellingham

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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