ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38174
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| Date: | Saturday 7 December 1991 |
| Time: | 13:07 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | C-FAEC |
| MSN: | 273679 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Snohomish, Washington -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Boundary Bay Airport, Delta, British Columbia (YDT/CZBB) |
| Seattle, WA (BFI/KBFI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a VFR cross country flight under a VFR flight plan from Boundary Bay, Canada, to Seattle, Washington, the aircraft was involved in a mid-air collision with a Cessna 172 (registration N65831) that was operating on an IFR flight plan and, practising approaches at Everett, Washington.
The collision occurred at 2,200 ft in VMC. The Cessna was performing a missed approach procedure and had been instructed to turn to 70 degrees and maintain 2,000 ft. The Canadian aircraft was travelling in a southerly direction operating below an overcast layer in VMC. The Canadian aircraft was not in communication with ATC at the time. The Cessna was in communication with Seattle ARTCC and was awaiting further instructions when the collision occurred. Post-crash toxicological testing revealed that the pilot tested positive for Tetrahydrocannabinol in the blood and THC in the blood and urine.
The NTSB determined the cause to be: A visual lookout was not maintained. Of the seven persons killed, five (one pilot and four passengers) were in the Piper PA-23-250, and two (pilot and one passenger) were in Cessna 172P N65831
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: SEA92FA026B at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X18663&key=2
2. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/wa/CFAEC/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Mar-2016 22:34 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2016 19:54 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Aug-2016 19:55 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2016 19:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
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