# NTSB SEA75AS015: Beech A35-33, Oakridge, OR, October 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: October 9, 1969
- Place: Oakridge, OR · OAKRIDGE, OR
- Location: 43.7456° N, 122.4658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakridge, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, November 21, 1974
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160270
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75AS015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3338   69/10/9   OAKRIDGE,OREG       BEECH A35-33        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 200
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N916B               PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLYMPIA,WASH.              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        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
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERED FROM MTN SLOPE 10/8/74.
```

## Sequence of events

- Uncontrolled descent

## Aircraft

- Registration: N916B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N916B-1972-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35-33
- Registry model: Beech 35-A33 (registry code 1151404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (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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