# Accident 19890902033229A: Cessna TU206C, Skykomish, WA, September 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Skykomish, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6397° N, 121.3304° 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=-121.3304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21NW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21NW-1991-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206C (registry code 2073334, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,011 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902033229A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A CLOUD-OBSCURED MOUNTAIN PASS. WAS DEMOLISHED AND BURNED. OBSERVED AT 50 FEET ABOVE PASS ROAD.

## 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 SEA89FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA156), Sep 2, 1989: Cessna TU206C (N21NW), Skykomish, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT INTO IMC. THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY PLAN AND PREPARE FOR THE FLIGHT AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE ABOVE THE TERRAIN FOR VMC. FOG WAS A…

## Other reports on N21NW (1)

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

- [Accident 19761217040749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761217040749A), Dec 17, 1976: Cessna TU206C (N21NW), Battle Ground, WA, Substantial damage. Runway and beacon lights on.

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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