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| Date: | Saturday 14 September 1968 |
| Time: | 16:04 |
| Type: |  Ryan Navion A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8552H |
| MSN: | NAV-4-536 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NE of Sweet Home, OR -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | California |
| Tacoma, Wash. | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The non-instrument rated pilot continued VFR in IMC. He made a steep left turn back to Eugene and the plane hit a big tree on top of Green Peter Mt. The aircraft broke up as it went down the east side of the mountain.
The weather was very bad. The plane was found three days latter.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - LOW CEILING
WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jun-2017 14:33 | Col. Paul R.Ehrhardt | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jun-2017 14:38 | harro | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2019 09:33 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, ] |
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