19790430009689A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182 · Quilcene, WA · April 30, 1979

Date
April 30, 1979 · 23:48 local
Place
Quilcene, WA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N759EZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA79FA033
Reported as
Cessna 182
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
153 total153 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Night flight at low altitude. Entered area of fog. Made turn to reverse course. Airplane struck trees.

As the FAA filed it

NIGHT FLIGHT AT LOW ALTITUDE. ENTERED AREA OF FOG. MADE TURN TO REVERSE COURSE. AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.