# NTSB SEA70A0022: Cessna 150F, N8879G, Cougar, WA, November 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1969
- Place: Cougar, WA · COUGAR, WA
- Location: 46.0493° N, 122.3034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cougar, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0493&lon=-122.3034&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70A0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70A0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3681  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8879G-1970-09-25), registration cancelled 1970-09-25, S/N 15062979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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