# NTSB SEA78FA026: Cessna 152, N7147Z, Chehalis, WA, April 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1978
- Place: Chehalis, WA · CHEHALIS, WA
- Location: 46.6642° N, 122.9654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chehalis, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6642&lon=-122.9654&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4477   78/4/8  NR.CHEHALIS,WA        CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N7147Z              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCMINNVILLE,OR              RENTON,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        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                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 10-14-79.AIRMETS ALFA 3 & 4 STATED MTNS MOSTLY OBSCURED,OCAS MOD ICING IN CLOUDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7147Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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