What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 12-29-2016 approximately 18:15 PST Cessna 182-P N52388 left Boeing field with 4 on board including pilot. Aircraft was travelling to port angles, Washington. At approximately 18:45 PST whidbey island naval station had lost contact with aircraft with radar and communication at 1200 feet around the Dabob bay area. Notification came to the nw roc at about 19:44 PST with the report of lost contact with aircraft.
Search and rescue was dispatched early on the morning of 12-31-2016. ELT signal was received about 07:30 PST. Naval helicopter spotted wreckage of aircraft about 10:00 PST. Confirmation of aircraft N52388 was made and confirmed all four on board deceased.
FAA, natsb, and Textron aircraft company were on scene 08:00 PST.
Aircraft was found at the bottom of a two deep hills after colliding with several trees and hitting the bottom at a high rate of impact. All sections of the aircraft were present, the left wing had departed the aircraft before impact all other sections were at the impact area. All four persons on board were deceased.
As the FAA filed it
ON 12-29-2016 APPROXIMATELY 18:15 PST CESSNA 182-P N52388 LEFT BOEING FIELD WITH 4 ON BOARD INCLUDING PILOT. AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELLING TO PORT ANGLES, WASHINGTON. AT APPROXIMATELY 18:45 PST WHIDBEY ISLAND NAVAL STATION HAD LOST CONTACT WITH AIRCRAFT WITH RADAR AND COMMUNICATION AT 1200 FEET AROUND THE DABOB BAY AREA. NOTIFICATION CAME TO THE NW ROC AT ABOUT 19:44 PST WITH THE REPORT OF LOST CONTACT WITH AIRCRAFT.
SEARCH AND RESCUE WAS DISPATCHED EARLY ON THE MORNING OF 12-31-2016. ELT SIGNAL WAS RECEIVED ABOUT 07:30 PST. NAVAL HELICOPTER SPOTTED WRECKAGE OF AIRCRAFT ABOUT 10:00 PST. CONFIRMATION OF AIRCRAFT N52388 WAS MADE AND CONFIRMED ALL FOUR ON BOARD DECEASED.
FAA, NATSB, AND TEXTRON AIRCRAFT COMPANY WERE ON SCENE 08:00 PST.
AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF A TWO DEEP HILLS AFTER COLLIDING WITH SEVERAL TREES AND HITTING THE BOTTOM AT A HIGH RATE OF IMPACT. ALL SECTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE PRESENT, THE LEFT WING HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IMPACT ALL OTHER SECTIONS WERE AT THE IMPACT AREA. ALL FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD WERE DECEASED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.