# Accident 20070607011729A: Cessna 2105, Quilcene, WA, June 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2007, 09:20 local time
- Place: Quilcene, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7708° N, 122.8867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7708&lon=-122.8867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8308Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8308Z-2007-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5(205) (registry code 2073202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070607011729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C DEPARTED LOPEZ ISLAND AT APPROX. 0900. RADAR TRACK SHOWS THE A/C AT 1800 FEET HEADING SOUTH. WEATHER WAS MARGINAL VFR CONDITION WITH LOCAL FOG COVER AT LOWER ALTITUDE. CEILING WAS APPROX. 1900 FT. THE A/C IMPACTED THE 2000 FT HILL AFTER SHEARING OFF TREES IN THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASS WERE EJECTED FROM THE A/C AND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. A/C WAS RECOVERED AND WILL BE EXAMINED BY NTSB AND FAA FOR ANY TYPE OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THE A/C WILL BE EXAMINED AT THE SALVAGE YARD IN MAPLE VALLEY, WA. NOTE: THE TIME LISTED BELOW INCLUDE EXAMINATION TIME OF THE WRECKAGE.

## 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 SEA07FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA148), Jun 7, 2007: Cessna 210-5 (205) (N8308Z), Quilcene, WA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into mountainous terrain. Factors contributing to the accident included the low clouds…

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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