# NTSB SEA72AS027: Cessna 150G, Kalama, WA, December 31, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: December 31, 1971
- Place: Kalama, WA · KALAMA, WA
- Location: 46.0171° N, 122.8419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalama, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, May 10, 1972
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72AS027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72AS027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3713  71/12/31   KALAMA,WASH         CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1812                    N2257J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WASH                PORTLAND,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- X-COUNTRY FLT.CFI DECIDED AGAINST FILING FLT PLAN DUE TO APCHNG DARKNESS AND MARG VFR CONDS ENRTE.
```

## Sequence of events

- Uncontrolled descent

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2257J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2257J-1972-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed

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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