ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381251
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Date: | Wednesday 3 August 1983 |
Time: | 11:30 LT |
Type: | Cessna 172M |
Owner/operator: | Boeing Employees Flying Club |
Registration: | N80076 |
MSN: | 17266352 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4710 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Friday Harbor, WA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Seattle, WA (KBFI) |
Destination airport: | Friday Harbor, WA (S19 |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING ARRIVAL, THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND ON AN UPHILL RWY WITH A TAIL WIND. SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS HIGH ON FINAL & SIDE SLIPPED UNTIL REACHING THE CORRECT ALTITUDE WHILE USING THE VASI LIGHTS FOR A REFERENCE. AS SHE APPROACHED THE RWY, THE WIND BLEW THE ACFT TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CORRECT TO THE RIGHT. A DECISION WAS MADE TO GO-AROUND BEFORE REACHING MIDFIELD. THE PLT STATED THAT DUE TO THE ATTITUDE OF THE ACFT, SHE DID NOT SEE A CLUMP OF TREES AHEAD. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT STRUCK THE TREES (TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY) & CRASHED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA83LA163 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA83LA163
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Apr-2024 01:25 |
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