- Date
- October 7, 1969
- Place
- Reedsport, OR · REEDSPORT, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6025Helio Acft H-391B
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 152128
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4143 69/10/7 REEDSPORT,OREG HELIO ACFT H-391B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 350 TIME - 1645 N6025 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALEM,OREG NORTH BEND,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- UN CONTINUE DUE FOG ON RIVER,REVERSED COURSE.CHECKED FLD FOR LDG.HIT WATER DURG TURN TOWARD FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6025
- Reported as
- Helio Acft H-391B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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