- Date
- August 8, 1982, 22:45 local (Aug 9, 1982, 05:45 UTC)
- Place
- Forks, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9368UCessna 150
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820808054749A
- Case key
- 70701
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Analysis
The student pilot, on a night cross country flight, became lost, disoriented and low on fuel. He established radio communications with seattle center and was radar vectored to Forks, WA, airport. The pilot was not able to see the runway lights or the emergency lights from state police vehicles. The pilot finally descended into the fog at 1700 feet MSL, lost control and crashed.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9368U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078317
- Airframe hours
- 2,257
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Carl Lindow
- Registered owner
- Carl Lindow
- Departed
- S26 · Ocean Shores, WA
- Destination
- PAE · Everett, WA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Invalid Medical for flight
- Flight hours
- 184 total · 157 in this make and model · 67 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 135 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HQM, 55 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.