# Accident 19990422004009A: Wells John E BABY LAKES, Monroe, WA, April 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1999, 11:45 local time
- Place: Monroe, WA
- Airport: Firstair Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8706° N, 121.8806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8706&lon=-121.8806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92JW-2000-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wells John E BABY LAKES (registry code 3910282, https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-john-e-baby-lakes) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990422004009A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT IMAPCTED GROUND APPROXIMATELY 475 FEET FROM INTENDED LANDING STRIP. APPROXIMATE HEADING OF AIRCRAFT WAS 180 DEGREES ON IMPACT.  APPREARED TO BE TURNING FINAL FOR RUNWAY 27 AT CASCADE FAMILY AIRPARK, A PRIVATE STRIP, WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA99LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA054), Apr 22, 1999: Wells Baby Lakes (N92JW), Monroe, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was attempting to fly the airplane outside of its weight and balance limits.

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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