ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39165
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| Date: | Saturday 25 May 1991 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Stinson 108-2 |
| Owner/operator: | See Narrative Report |
| Registration: | N9715K |
| MSN: | 108-2715 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gold Bar, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bainbridge Is, WA |
| Lake Isabel, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AS THE PLT WAS ON AN APCH TO LAND ON A LAKE, THE LEFT WING OF THE FLOAT PLANE STRUCK A TREE NEAR THE SHORELINE & THE ACFT CRASHED. A WITNESS, WHO HEARD THE CRASH, STATED THAT THERE WAS DENSE FOG IN THE AREA.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO REMAIN CLEAR OF THE OBSTACLES (TREES). THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION (FOG) WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA91FA119
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Apr-2024 06:21 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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