- Date
- September 14, 1979
- Place
- Klamath Falls, OR · KLAMATH FALLS, OR
- Injuries
- 12 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4SWDouglas DC-7C
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790914036439A
- Case key
- 133635
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3071 79/9/14 NR.KLAMATH FALLS,OR DOUGLAS DC-7C CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 8200 TIME - 2047 N4SW PX- 10 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 475 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP REDMOND,OR MEDOFRD,OR KLAMATH FALLS,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT TREES AT CREST OF MOUNTAIN RIDGE ALONG FLIGHT PATH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4SW
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-7C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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