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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Fisher Koala · Kelso, WA · May 6, 1989

Date
May 6, 1989 · 12:53 local
Place
Kelso, WA
Airport
Kelso-Longview Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N30SK
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA89LA080
Reported as
Fisher Koala
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
64 total28 in this make and model18 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.

Crosswind gust caused student to lose control and go into a 90 degree bank until ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

CROSSWIND GUST CAUSED STUDENT TO LOSE CONTROL AND GO INTO A 90 DEGREE BANK UNTIL GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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