# NTSB SEA68D0193: Travel Air C-4000, N379M, Camas Valley, OR, September 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1967
- Place: Camas Valley, OR · CAMAS VALLEY, OR
- Location: 43.0343° N, 123.6740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camas Valley, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0343&lon=-123.6740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114022
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0193
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0193

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4534  67/9/20    CAMAS VALLEY,OREG   TRAVEL AIR C-4000   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N379M               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 54, 17500 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 13000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LNDG ON FIELD WITH 10 INS DEEP FURROW ACROSS LNDG PATH. NO LOAD ABOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N379M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N379M), registered now, S/N 1300 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRAVEL AIR C-4000
- Registry model: [Travel Air C-4000](https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-c-4000) (registry code 2621822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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