19790527022979A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gruman SCANTYPE30 · Skykomish, WA · May 27, 1979

Date
May 27, 1979
Place
Skykomish, WA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4451
NTSB investigations
NTSBSEA79FAMS5NTSBSEA79FA047
Reported as
Gruman SCANTYPE30
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
712 total49 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Attempted VFR flight in mountainous terrain. Flew into trees on cloud-covered mountain.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FLEW INTO TREES ON CLOUD-COVERED MOUNTAIN.

NTSB investigation · 2

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