ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38176
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| Date: | Saturday 1 October 1988 |
| Time: | 18:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 337A Super Skymaster |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N6314F |
| MSN: | 337-0314 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3243 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eliza Island, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Seattle, WA (BFI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THIS CESSNA/ROBERTSON 337 WAS DEPARTING FROM A 1600 FOOT GRASS STRIP IN VFR CONDITIONS. THERE WERE GUSTING HEAD WINDS ESTIMATED AT 15 KNOTS. AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT MADE A STEEP CLIMBING LEFT TURN, STALLING AFTER ABOUT 180 DEGREES OF TURN. THE ACFT NOSE DROPPED AND THE ACFT DESCENDED VERTICALLY TO THE GROUND. WITNESSES ESTIMATED THE MAX HEIGHT GAINED WAS FROM 100-250 FT AGL. THEY DESCRIBED THE ENG NOISE AS LOUD AND CONSTANT FROM TAKEOFF UNTIL THE CRASH. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 400 FT WEST OF THE RWY MIDPOINT IN LEVEL TERRAIN. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X27164
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] |
| 16-Nov-2022 19:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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