- Date
- March 11, 1968
- Place
- Troutdale, OR · TROUTDALE, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3898LCessna 172G
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110579
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3449 68/3/11 TROUTDALE,OREG CESSNA 172G CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 5000 TIME - 1430 N3898L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTLAND-TROUTDAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED FLYING CLOSE TO RIVER PRIOR TO IMPACT. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 81 MG PCT.PLT DROWNED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3898L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Portland-Troutdal
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