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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195A · Lincoln City, OR · July 28, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 28, 1975
Place
Lincoln City, OR · LINCOLN CITY, OR
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N1529DCessna 195A
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750728025289A
Case key
149442

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1926  75/7/28    LINCOLN CITY,OR     CESSNA 195A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 232
        TIME - 1420                    N1529D              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PACIFIC CITY,OR             SALEM,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TOPS OF TREES & MTNS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.

Aircraft

Registration
N1529D
Reported as
Cessna 195A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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