19880807031009A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182M · Spokane, WA · August 7, 1988

Date
August 7, 1988 · 11:37 local
Place
Spokane, WA
Airport
Sky Meadow Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N71035
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA88LA146
Reported as
Cessna 182M
Reported engine
Continental O470R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,600 total35 in this make and model17 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.

Developed high sink rate on short final. Unable to recover, crashed into dirt bank short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE ON SHORT FINAL. UNABLE TO RECOVER, CRASHED INTO DIRT BANK SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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