- Date
- September 17, 1977
- Place
- Clarkston, WA · CLARKSTON, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6578GCessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770917034199A
- Case key
- 145356
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3099 77/9/17 CLARKSTON,WA CESSNA 150L CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 41, 133 TIME - 2010 N6578G PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEWISTON,ID UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- DARK NIGHT,FLEW INTO UNLIGHTED RISING TERRAIN.BLOOD-ALCOHOL LEVEL 170MG%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6578G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lewiston
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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