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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170 · Herron, WA · February 29, 2004

Date: February 29, 2004 · 16:25 local
Place: Herron, WA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2534V
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA04LA050
Reported as: Cessna 170
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,475 total

N2534VRegistration cancelled Sep 22, 2014 · Cessna 170S/N 18038 · Built 1948 Airframe modelCessna 170 Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot departed diamond point airstrip (2WA1) sequim, WA. Enroute to auburn municipal airport (S50) auburn, WA. Radar contact had the aircraft at an altitude of 500 feet over case inlet when the aircraft began a descent at a rate of 1000 feet per minute. Aircraft impacted the water for unknown reasons and sank to a depth of 132 feet. Aircraft was located and divers recovered the bodies. At this time, the aircraft remains at the bottom of case inlet, with no indications that the aircraft will be recovered.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED DIAMOND POINT AIRSTRIP (2WA1) SEQUIM, WA. ENROUTE TO AUBURN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (S50) AUBURN, WA. RADAR CONTACT HAD THE AIRCRAFT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 500 FEET OVER CASE INLET WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A DESCENT AT A RATE OF 1000 FEET PER MINUTE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND SANK TO A DEPTH OF 132 FEET. AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED AND DIVERS RECOVERED THE BODIES. AT THIS TIME, THE AIRCRAFT REMAINS AT THE BOTTOM OF CASE INLET, WITH NO INDICATIONS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE RECOVERED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA04LA050Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHerron, WAThe failure of the left muffler while maneuvering, resulting in a carbon monoxide leak into the cabin rendering the pilot incapacitated, and the subsequent uncontrolled descent and impact with water.Mar 1, 2004 · Destroyed

Other reports on N2534V · 1

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

Accident 19980517009619ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Auburn, WAPilot lost control of the acft on landing and damaged the wings while exiting the rwy. Auburn, WA. (.4)the pilot reported that after starting his landing rollout, 'a gust of wind picked up my right wing and blew me off the runway.' The pilot reported his left…May 17, 1998 · Substantial damage