Cessna 152 N24823

Summary

On 14 July 1998 at about 01:15 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N24823, operated by LEE, Hong, was involved in an accident near Miltonfreewater, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 July 1998 at 01:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Miltonfreewater, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

45.8994, -118.3402

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N24823

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

LEE, Hong

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Walla Walla → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA98LA135

Nobody was injured.

The pilots failure to maintain proper terrain clearance. Factors contributing to the accident are high density altitude and rising terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while flying in mountainous rising terrain, 'I decided that the terrain around us are [sic] rising rather quickly so I started to climb. As I was climbing [the] airplane wasn't performing too well due to high density altitude. Since I was surrounded by valley a turn was not my option.' He further reported that, 'I decided to fly straight without losing anymore airspeed, [and] I impacted [a] series of trees at [the] very top of the hill,' followed by ground impact. The calculated density altitude at the accident site (4,200 feet above sea level) was 6,861 feet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.