- Date
- June 23, 1973
- Place
- Brightwood, OR · BRIGHTWOOD, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N84685Cessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 189980
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2408 73/6/23 BRIGHTWOOD,OREG CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 40 TOTAL TIME - 0820 N84685 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YAKIMA,WASH OREGON CITY,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STRUCK TREES ON HILL WHILE DECENDING THRU CLOUDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84685
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N84685Registration cancelled Jun 27, 2013 · Cessna 172KAirframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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