# NTSB SEA73DYC39: Cessna 150G, N84685, Brightwood, OR, June 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1973
- Place: Brightwood, OR · BRIGHTWOOD, OR
- Location: 45.3762° N, 122.0167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brightwood, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3762&lon=-122.0167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DYC39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYC39

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84685-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 17258576, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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

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