19881004044229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B99 · Orcas Island, WA · October 4, 1988

Date
October 4, 1988 · 09:52 local
Place
Orcas Island, WA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SANA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N803BA
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA89FA006
Reported as
Beech B99
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A27
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,320 total500 in this make and model247 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.

Ran into lower visibility and ceiling. Began a climbing t urn to go back and hit tree tops on Island. Landed safely

As the FAA filed it

RAN INTO LOWER VISIBILITY AND CEILING. BEGAN A CLIMBING T URN TO GO BACK AND HIT TREE TOPS ON ISLAND. LANDED SAFELY

NTSB investigation

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