# Accident 19881009045699A: Tcraft 15A, Skykomish, WA, October 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1988, 14:30 local time
- Place: Skykomish, WA
- Airport: Skykomish State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6397° N, 121.3290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6397&lon=-121.3290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6651N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6651N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft 15A (registry code 8850702, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-15a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT 15A
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,905 total, 173 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881009045699A

## Narrative

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

TOUCHED DOWN ON LAST 500 FEET OF WET TURF. RAN OFF END OF STRIP AND HIT A DITCH.

## 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 SEA89LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA009), Oct 9, 1988: Taylorcraft 15A (N6651N), Skykomish, WA, 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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