48.2586° N, 121.6102° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at DARRINGTON MUNI (1S2), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 14, 1990 · 18:25 local
Place
Darrington, WA
Airport
Darrington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CGIEK
Reported as
Tcraft F19
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,736 total1,615 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Encountered turbulence and high sink rate on final for landing. Struck a tree and landed hard short of runway.
As the FAA filed it
ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AND HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL FOR LANDING. STRUCK A TREE AND LANDED HARD SHORT OF RUNWAY.