ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144402
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 March 2012 |
| Time: | 17:25 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Maintenance Flight Center |
| Registration: | N18677 |
| MSN: | 15074036 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13527 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | About three miles northwest of Goble, Oregon. -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Vancouver, WA (KVUO) |
| Vancouver, WA (KVUO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The dual instructional flight was operated in an area where light rain, fog, and overcast ceilings were present. As the flight proceeded, it entered a hilly area with steady rain, low ceilings, and dense ground fog that extended to above tree height. While maneuvering in that area, the pilots did not maintain sufficient altitude, and the airplane impacted a tree that was likely hard to see because of the reduced visibility. Postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's decision to continue flight into the area of reduced visibility and the pilots’ subsequent failure to maintain clearance from the hilly terrain while operating in an area of low ceilings, rain, and fog.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=18677&x=0&y=0
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 September 1990 | N18677 | Private | 0 | Troutdale, OR | |
non |
Location
Media:
Tragic scene of plane crash near St. Helens, student and instructor killed twitter.com/EricaNochlin/s…
— Erica Nochlin (@EricaNochlin) March 15, 2012
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2012 10:15 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Mar-2012 13:34 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Embed code] |
| 15-Mar-2012 16:36 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2012 23:27 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2012 23:32 | Geno | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2014 16:57 | Biggyniner | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2021 18:46 | carlstaub | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
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