# Accident 19890623017409A: Conaer C1, Bremerton, WA, June 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1989, 15:19 local time
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Airport: Bremerton National
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5300° N, 122.1399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5300&lon=-122.1399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260B-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Colonial C-1 (registry code 5110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/colonial-c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER C1
- Reported engine: LYC O320C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,483 total, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890623017409A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. IMPACTED TREES. TRIED TO LAND ON DIRT ROAD. BAD MAGS AND IGNITION HARNESS. ANNUALED THREE DAYS PRIOR.

## 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 SEA89FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA118), Jun 23, 1989: Colonial C-1 (N260B), Bremerton, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: MALFUNCTION OF BOTH MAGNETOS DUE TO DETERIORATION OF THE COILS, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AN INADEQUATE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE (NO CALENDAR…

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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