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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Kinston, WA · July 28, 1981

Date
July 28, 1981 · 21:40 local
Place
Kinston, WA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4794D
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA81FA049
Reported as
Cessna 182A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
340 total105 in this make and model7 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.

Aircraft was observed flying low under ceiling with low visibility. Crashed into trees during turn.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING LOW UNDER CEILING WITH LOW VISIBILITY. CRASHED INTO TREES DURING TURN.

NTSB investigation

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