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| Date: | Monday 5 September 1988 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172L |
| Owner/operator: | Regal Air Corporation |
| Registration: | N2811Q |
| MSN: | 17259811 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3089 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leavenworth, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Wenatchee, WA (EAT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON INITIAL CLIMB OVER TREES BORDERING 2500-FT MOUNTAIN STRIP, PLT EXPERIENCED SUDDEN AND SEVERE WIND GUSTS BEYOND HIS CAPABILITY TO COUNTER. ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA88LA171
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 January 1988 | N2811Q | John Burkholder | 0 | Everett, WA | |
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| 24-Mar-2024 19:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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