- Date
- October 4, 1972
- Place
- Portland, OR · PORTLAND, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8320JCessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168808
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3636 72/10/4 PORTLAND,OREG CESSNA 150G CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 1502 TIME - 1300 N8320J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VANCOUVER,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION MISCELLANEOUS - SUICIDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- DIVED ACFT INTO COLUMBIA RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8320J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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