- Date
- April 16, 1984, 10:47 local (18:47 UTC)
- Place
- Diamond Lake, OR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- CGHLWCessna 150L
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 39800
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was on a flt from sacramento, CA to vancouver, british columbia, via red bluff, klammath falls, eugene, portland & seattle. During a wx briefing at 0545 PST, the non-instrument rated plt was advised that VFR flt was not recommended. However, he filed a VFR flt plan & proceeded on the trip. When he filed a flt plan from klammath falls to eugene, he indicated that he would be cruising at 11,500 ft. subsequently, the acft crashed into wooded terrain at an elevation of about 5650 ft. the acft came to rest in a nose down attitude & partially buried in snow. An exam of the acft revealed no preimpact part failure or malfunction. There was evidence that the eng was providing power during impact. Personnel located about 4 mi north of the accident site reported the visibility was extremely low with fog.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGHLW
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15072529
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gregory A. White
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 10, 1983 · 4,768 hours before
- Departed
- LMT · Klamath Falls, OR
- Destination
- PDX · Portland, OR
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 313 total · 60 in this make and model · 228 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day