SEA76AS004

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195 · North Bend, WA · July 10, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 10, 1975
Place
North Bend, WA · NORTH BEND, WA
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2179CCessna 195
Status
Completed · report December 11, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750710034019A
Case key
150614

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2956  75/7/10    NORTH BEND,OR       CESSNA 195          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 70, 2200
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2179C              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SNOHOMISH,WA                ROYAL CITY,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      58
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 10/27/78.

Aircraft

Registration
N2179C
Reported as
Cessna 195
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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Other investigations on N2179C · 1

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