# NTSB SEA68A0058: Cessna 172G, N3898L, Troutdale, OR, March 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1968
- Place: Troutdale, OR · TROUTDALE, OR
- Location: 45.5392° N, 122.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troutdale, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5392&lon=-122.3927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68A0058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3898L-1968-06-14), registration cancelled 1968-06-14, S/N 172-54067 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Portland-Troutdal

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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