SERS · Cessna 120 · 2001-07-21 · Troutdale, OR, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA01LA138
Event ID
20010724X01505
Type
Accident
Date
2001-07-21
Location
Troutdale, OR, USA
Coordinates
45.520374, -122.350013
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
120
Registration
N90077
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
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.