Cessna 152 accident near Corvallis, OR
On November 6, 2000, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Corvallis, OR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 6, 2000
- Place
- Corvallis, OR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.629°N, 123.270°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001220X45465
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 5, 2000, approximately 2005 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 152, N53301, collided with trees while flying over hilly terrain about five miles northwest of Corvallis, Oregon. The private pilot and his passenger received fatal injuries, and the aircraft, which was owned and operated by HB Aviation, was destroyed. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal pleasure flight, which departed Mahlon Sweet Field, Eugene, Oregon, about 25 minutes earlier, is believed to have been operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan had been filed. The ELT, which was damaged during the accident sequence, did not transmit. According to family members, on the day of the accident, the pilot and his wife flew from Independence, Oregon, to Eugene, in order to attend dinner with other family members. The pilot was observed conducting a pre-flight inspection of the aircraft about 1630, just prior to his departure from Independence. The aircraft log sheet showed that the pilot added 17.1 gallons of aviation fuel to the aircraft prior to departure. After arriving in Eugene, both occupants attended the family dinner as planned. While at dinner, the pilot mentioned that when he was en route to Eugene, he had encountered weather in the Corvallis area, and had considered returning to Independence. He then stated that after confirming that the weather was VFR in Eugene, he continued the flight. During the dinner, around 1830, the pilot left the table in order to make a telephone call to gather weather information. According to others who were present, he did this more than o
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain. Factors include a dark night, densely forested, hilly terrain near the planned route of flight, and low ceilings in the area of the accident.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
