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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-1286 70/7/31 NR.GOLD BEACH,OREG CESSNA 150 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 100
TIME - 0120 N5878G PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLD BEACH
DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION
GOLD BEACH,OREG ROSEBURG,OREG
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
WEATHER - FOG
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
ZERO NONE
OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
FOG 315
WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
15 IFR
TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
NONE
REMARKS- FOG BANK OVR OCEAN.ACFT OBSVD T/O,TURN R OVR OCEAN,THEN DSCND.PX BODY,SOME WRECKAGE RCVRD 8/7/70.
