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May 19, 1984 · Cessna 150F · N6511F
Gleneden Beach, OR
Overview
Report Status
Preliminary report
Event Type
Accident
Date
May 19, 1984
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 fatality)
Location
Gleneden Beach, OR
Aircraft
Cessna 150F
Tail Number
N6511F
Injuries
Fatal
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
SEA84FA113
TWO WITNESSES OBSERVED THE STUDENT PLT IN THE ACFT AT ABOUT 1500 PDT. THEY REPORTED THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE WX TO CLEAR & THAT THEY TRIED TO GET THE STUDENT TO SPEND THE NIGHT INSTEAD OF LEAVING, BUT THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED, BUT THERE WERE NO KNOWN WITNESSES. PARTS OF THE ACFT WRECKAGE WERE FOUND ON GLENEDEN BEACH & THEY WERE IDENTIFIED AS BEING FROM N6511F. HOWEVER, THE STUDENT PLT WAS NOT FOUND. HE WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN FATALLY INJURED.
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TWO WITNESSES OBSERVED THE STUDENT PLT IN THE ACFT AT ABOUT 1500 PDT. THEY REPORTED THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE WX TO CLEAR & THAT THEY TRIED TO GET THE STUDENT TO SPEND THE NIGHT INSTEAD OF LEAVING, BUT THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED, BUT THERE WERE NO KNOWN WITNESSES. PARTS OF THE ACFT WRECKAGE WERE FOUND ON GLENEDEN BEACH & THEY WERE IDENTIFIED AS BEING FROM N6511F. HOWEVER, THE STUDENT PLT WAS NOT FOUND. HE WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN FATALLY INJURED.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time15:00 PDT
Nearest Airport0nm N
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo
Aircraft
AircraftCessna 150F
Tail NumberN6511F
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · O-200-A · Reciprocating · 100
Seats2
People & Injuries
Injury Summary1 injury (1 fatality)
Fatal1
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total1
Crew 1Age 34 · Third Class
Conditions
ConditionsIMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility3 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 800 ft
Temperature / Dew Point50 / 0 C
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Weather SourceWIT