Cessna 120 N90077
21 July 2001 · Troutdale, Oregon, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 July 2001 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N90077 was involved in an accident near Troutdale, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Troutdale, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.5204, -122.3500
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120
- Registration
- N90077
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hillsboro → Baker City
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA01LA138
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent visual flight rules ( VFR) flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) during cruise flight. Factors include his attention being diverted to the indications presented by his Global Positioning System (GPS), and low ceiling and clouds in the area he was transiting.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While concentrating on flying just beyond the boundary of Class Delta airspace, the pilot focused in on the indications of his Global Positioning System (GPS), and inadvertently entered a low-level overcast cloud layer. Before he was able to initiate a 180 degree turn, the left wing of the aircraft impacted a tree. The pilot estimated that he was in the clouds for less than ten seconds when the aircraft collided with the tree.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 120 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2001 | Cessna 120 | Trenton, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2002 | Cessna 120 | Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 2000 | Cessna 120 | Toston, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2002 | Cessna 120 | Missoula, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2000 | Cessna 120 | Shawano, Wisconsin, United States | Ronald G Boyte | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2002 | Cessna 120 | Deer Park, Washington, United States | Penelope L. Lewis | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2001 | Cessna 182J | Gold Beach, Oregon, United States | Billy Joe C. Pyatt | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hughes 369D | Canby, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 2001 | Pilatus PC-12 | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | Air Methods | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2001 | Piper J3C-65 | Glide, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2001 | Beechcraft 58 | Ashland, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Mar 2001 | Cessna 182M | Enterprise, Oregon, United States | Lowell E. Euhus | No injuries | - |