Accident Cessna 152 N7147Z,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 6336
 
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Date:Saturday 8 April 1978
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C152 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 152
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N7147Z
MSN: 152-79432
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:McMinnville, OR (MMV/KMMV)
Destination airport:Renton, WA (RNT/KRNT)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off April 8 1978: CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain). Collided with trees and crashed into a hillside near Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington. Wreckage recovered on October 14, 1979. Airmets "Alfa 3 & 4" stated mountains mostly obscured by cloud and fog, ocas moderate icing in clouds.

Probable cause: pilot continued a VFR flight into adverse weather conditions

Sources:

1. https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=41650&key=0
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7147Z

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
15-Jun-2014 21:35 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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