SEA70A0022

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150F · Cougar, WA · November 17, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 17, 1969
Place
Cougar, WA · COUGAR, WA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8879GCessna 150F
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
149317

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3681  69/11/17 NR.COUGAR,WASH        CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 103
        TIME - 1545                    N8879G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUGENE,OREG                 SEATTLE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 8/10/70. SITE 23 MI R OF CRSE. PLT HADNT SLEPT FOR 17 HRS,HAD WORKED 8 HR SHIFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N8879G
Reported as
Cessna 150F
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.