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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Olympia, WA · February 4, 1996

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Date: February 4, 1996 · 10:00 local
Place: Olympia, WA
Airport: Olympia
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6750M
Reported as: Cessna 182P
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 320 total80 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N6750MRegistered now · Cessna 182PS/N 18263822 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 182P Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Crossed over mountain at 500FT. Got downdraft tree top level. Wing damaged by tree. Landed nearby airport.

As the FAA filed it

CROSSED OVER MOUNTAIN AT 500FT. GOT DOWNDRAFT TREE TOP LEVEL. WING DAMAGED BY TREE. LANDED NEARBY AIRPORT.