ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35347
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 December 1983 |
| Time: | 20:35 |
| Type: |  Cessna T210M |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N761PW |
| MSN: | 21062419 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1299 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East Sound, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Billingham, WA (BLI) |
| Friday Harbor, WA (S19) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH STEEPLY UPSLOPING TERRAIN ALONG THE NE SIDE OF ORCAS ISLAND. THE PLT HAD BEEN REPORTEDLY FLYING THROUGHOUT THE PUGET SOUND/PACIFIC NW AREA FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS & WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE TERRAIN & ASSOCIATED WX. SEVERAL PLTS LOCATED IN OR FLYING NEAR THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS REPORTED METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS CHARACTERIZED BY LOW SOLID OVERCAST CEILINGS & RAIN. A PORTABLE TAPE RECORDER WAS FOUND WHICH CONTAINED A 30 MIN CASSETTE. THE RECORD/ PLAYBACK BUTTONS WERE DEPRESSED. THE TAPE CONSISTED OF ABOUT 75% MUSIC & 25% DICTATION DEALING WITH INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE PLT & OTHER PERSONNEL INVOLVED WITH A BUSINESS THAT THE PLT HAD JUST TERMINATED HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH. NUMEROUS NAVIGATIONAL FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X45412
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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