# NTSB SEA77FA053: Cessna 150L, N6578G, Clarkston, WA, September 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1977
- Place: Clarkston, WA · CLARKSTON, WA
- Location: 46.4154° N, 117.0501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarkston, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4154&lon=-117.0501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FA053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA053

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6578G-1980-09-12), registration cancelled 1980-09-12, S/N 15072078 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lewiston

## 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 19770917034199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770917034199A), Sep 17, 1977: Cessna 150L, Clarkston, WA, Destroyed. Dark night,flew into unlighted rising terrain. Blood-alcohol level 170MG .

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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