# NTSB SEA71AS005: Cessna 150, N5878G, Gold Beach, OR, July 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1970
- Place: Gold Beach, OR · GOLD BEACH, OR
- Location: 42.4019° N, 124.4236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gold Beach, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4019&lon=-124.4236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71AS005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71AS005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1286  70/7/31  NR.GOLD BEACH,OREG    CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 100
        TIME - 0120                    N5878G              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLD BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOLD BEACH,OREG             ROSEBURG,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           WEATHER - FOG
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FOG BANK OVR OCEAN.ACFT OBSVD T/O,TURN R OVR OCEAN,THEN DSCND.PX BODY,SOME WRECKAGE RCVRD 8/7/70.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5878G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5878G-1971-03-12), registration cancelled 1971-03-12, S/N 15071378 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gold Beach

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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