# NTSB SEA76AS037: Cessna 337C, N1234U, Government Cmp, OR, March 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1976
- Place: Government Cmp, OR · GOVERNMENT CMP, OR
- Location: 45.3022° N, 121.7526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Government Camp, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3022&lon=-121.7526&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153507
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0844  76/3/20  NR.GOVERNMENT CMP,OR  CESSNA 337C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 898
        TIME - 0607                    N1234U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,OR                 RAWLINS,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      42
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- DPTD INTO FCST ICING COND AT NIGHT.LAST RPT CLIMBING FM 7500 TO 11000FT.FREEZING LVL 2800FT-PDX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1234U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1234U-1976-06-23), registration cancelled 1976-06-23, S/N 3370916 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337C
- Registry model: [Cessna 337C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337c) (registry code 2075712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760320011469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760320011469A), Mar 20, 1976: Cessna 337C, Government Cmp, OR, Destroyed. Dptd into fcst icing cond at night. Last rpt climbing fm 7500 to 11000FT.freezing lvl 2800FT-PDX.

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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