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Cessna 150H N6419S

16 September 1992 · Packwood, Washington, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 16 September 1992 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N6419S, operated by Pacific West Aviation, was involved in an accident near Packwood, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 18:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Packwood, Washington, United States
Coordinates
46.5602, -121.5502
Aircraft
Cessna 150H
Registration
N6419S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Pacific West Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Chehalis
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA92LA204

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

THE IMPROPER IN-FLT PLANNING AND DECISION BY THE STUDENT PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE BOX CANYON AND THE RISING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A VFR X-COUNTRY TRAINING FLT WHEN HE FLEW INTO A NARROW CANYON IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WHERE HE WAS UNABLE TO REVERSE COURSE OR CLEAR A RIDGE AT THE TOP OF THE CANYON. THE ACFT IMPACTED TREES NEAR THE TOP OF THE CANYON AT 5100 FEET MSL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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