# Accident 19950910028219A: Socata RALLYE150ST, Yakima, WA, September 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1995, 13:08 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7590° N, 120.6796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7590&lon=-120.6796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N308RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N308RA-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S.O.C.A.T.A. RALLYE 150 ST (registry code 8400125, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-rallye-150-st) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA RALLYE150ST
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 967 total, 720 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950910028219A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEAR OBSTRUCTIONS ON TAKEOFF. FORCE LANDED. STRUCK TREES. BLAMED DOWNDRAFT AND TURBULENCE. WIND LIGHT.

## 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 SEA95LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA215), Sep 10, 1995: Socata Rallye 150 ST (N308RA), Yakima, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. THE DOWNDRAFT WAS A FACTOR.

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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