19820416014159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 77 · Richland, WA · April 16, 1982

Date
April 16, 1982 · 21:00 local
Place
Richland, WA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1814B
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA82FYP07
Reported as
Beech 77
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
89 total2 in this make and model2 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.

Low-time pilot flew into side of a mountain on dark night. Flying too low for terrain clearance.

As the FAA filed it

LOW-TIME PILOT FLEW INTO SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN ON DARK NIGHT. FLYING TOO LOW FOR TERRAIN CLEARANCE.

NTSB investigation

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