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Cessna 150 N9368U

9 August 1982 · Forks, Washington, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 9 August 1982 at about 05:45 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N9368U, operated by Carl Lindow, was involved in an accident near Forks, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 05:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Forks, Washington, United States
Coordinates
47.7909, -124.2591
Aircraft
Cessna 150
Registration
N9368U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Carl Lindow
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Ocean Shores → Everett
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
SEA82DA138

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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