# Accident 19881001042459A: Cessna STC337, Bellingham, WA, October 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1988, 18:40 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Eliza Island Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7291° N, 122.4798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7291&lon=-122.4798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6314F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6314F-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337A (registry code 2075704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC337
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 591 total, 366 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881001042459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STALLED IN STEEP CLIMBING DOWNWIND TURN ON TAKEOFF. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT. HAD ROBERTSON STOL KIT INSTALLED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA89FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA001), Oct 2, 1988: Cessna Robertson 337A (N6314F), Eliza Island, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N6314F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740309004989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740309004989A), Mar 9, 1974: Cessna 337A (N6314F), Glasgow, MT, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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