# NTSB investigations, WA NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. Page 45 of 97 · 4,814 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB SEA87LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA175.md): Robinson R-22 · Tukwila, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1987 · N8379Z · Substantial damage > While attempting to land in a field and at about 3 feet AGL, the pilot attempted to secure the right cabin door. Due to the distraction the pilot allowed the rear skids to contact the ground and a hard landing resulted. - [NTSB SEA87LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA172.md): Bell 47G2 · Grandview, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1987 · N74161 · Substantial damage > After the completion of spray operations the pilot was attempting to place the helicopter onto a trailer. The pilot misjudged his position, over-corrected, and then lost control of the helicopter, striking the ground. - [NTSB SEA87LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA171.md): Cessna 172 · Kelso, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1987 · CGHKY · Destroyed > The plt stated that during touchdown a hard bounced landing occurred. He then elected to execute a go-around and inadvertantly entered into a departure stall. The acft struck the ground in a right wing down, nose low attitude. - [NTSB SEA87LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA168.md): Beech G35 · Kent, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1987 · N4235D · Substantial damage > Shortly after rotation a propeller blade separated from the aircraft with the remaining propeller hub assembly and the other blade also falling from the aircraft. The pilot was able to land the aircraft straight ahead on the remaining runway. The hub was… - [NTSB SEA87FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA166.md): Cessna 172RG · Kettle Falls, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1987 · N9747B · Destroyed > While on a local personal flight, plt entered a canyon into rising terrain, colliding first with a tree and then ground near crest. Investigation revealed that acft probably had performance to clear crest had tree not been struck. Circumstances indicate plt… - [NTSB SEA87FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA165.md): Fleet 16B · Bellevue, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1987 · N41871 · Destroyed > The pilot executed an emergency landing on a golf course after a power loss which he attributed to carburetor ice. Subsequent to the landing the aircraft was fueled with 10 gallons of automotive gasoline. The fuel was checked for water at the strainer drain… - [NTSB SEA87LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA160.md): Cessna TR182 · Eatonville, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1987 · N9233R · Substantial damage > The plt rprtd that drg a lndg, the apch was a little high & the acft touched down long on the turf/gravel rwy. He thought there was sufficient rwy remaining to stop & did not initiate a go-around. However, he said 'braking on dry grass & moss was not… - [NTSB SEA87LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA153.md): Cessna 182A · Sunnyside, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1987 · N6133B · Substantial damage > The plt rprtd that when he was lndg on rwy 25, the sun was just above the horizon & shining directly down the rwy. He said he misjudged the distance to the ground & lndd hard on the nose gear. Subsequently, the nose gear collapsed, the acft veered off the… - [NTSB SEA87LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA151.md): Rockwell S-2R · Plymouth, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1987 · N4229X · Substantial damage > Drg a swath run, a total loss of power occurred when the eng's #9 cylinder failed. The plt made a forced lndg in a soft potato field, but the acft nosed over after it slowed to about 20 KTS. - [NTSB SEA87LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA147.md): Cessna T210K · Bellevue, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1987 · N5768J · Substantial damage > After tkof, the plt leveled at about 1500' & adjusted the pwr to a low cruise setting. A short time later, the eng bgn missing & subsequently lost all pwr. The plt followed the emerg procedures, but was unable to restart the eng. He manuevered the acft to… - [NTSB SEA87LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA140.md): Beech C23 · Deer Park, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1987 · N18933 · Substantial damage > During initial climb, at about 100 feet AGL, a loss of power occurred. The pilot made a shallow turn to avoid obstacles and landed in a plowed field. During landing roll the nose gear and right main gear collapsed, dragging the right wing. No reason could be… - [NTSB SEA87LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA156.md): Boeing IB75A · Spokane, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1987 · N400JT · Substantial damage > The plt rprtd that when he landed, the wind was from 190 deg at 6 gusting 12 KTS. Drg the landing roll, after slowing to an estimated 15 KTS, the acft encountered a gust of wind which caused 'the right wing to dip.' Subsequently, the acft 'rotated' about 60… - [NTSB SEA87LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA138.md): Cessna 185 · Lake Chelan, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1987 · N8593Q · Substantial damage > During takeoff from the water the plt noticed a log protruding out of the water. The acft struck the log and the plt rotated prematurely, became airborne, and then descended striking the water hard. - [NTSB SEA87LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA136.md): Aeronca 7AC · Lester, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1987 · N85591 · Substantial damage > During landing roll onto the closed runway the aircrafts right wingtip struck a post. The airport was notamed closed but no x's had been marked on the runway. - [NTSB SEA87LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA137.md): Bell 47G-3B-1 · Cashmere, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1987 · N73932 · Substantial damage > During aerial applications maneuver a loud whine accompanied by a loss of power occurred. During forced landing a hard landing was made collapsing the skids with the main rotor blades striking the ground. No reason for the power loss was found. - [NTSB SEA87LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA133.md): Mooney M-20 · Spokane, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1987 · N5265B · Substantial damage > At touchdown a prop strike occurred. The pilot immediatley added full power to go around. Since the prop strike was severe full power was not available. The pilot made a shallow 180 degree turn back to the rwy and landed on the grass. During the landing… - [NTSB SEA87FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA129.md): Cessna 150G · Vashon, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1987 · N3736J · Destroyed > Aircraft departed on a routine instructional flight. Radar track indicated aircraft engaging in maneuvers typical of instructional high work (stalls/turn/slow flight) followed by left orbit about grass airstrip used only for practice emergency landing… - [NTSB SEA87LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA198.md): Cessna 150A · Tacoma, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1987 · N9815J · Substantial damage > While lndg, the plt decided to go around. He stated the acft floated as he applied pwr & the pwr increased to about 2400 RPM. He raised the nose slightly & retracted the electrically operated flaps from 35 to zero deg. He said he established a climb to about… - [NTSB SEA87LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA130.md): Cessna 206 · Olympia, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1987 · N55FS · Substantial damage > During landing roll the pilot was unable to maintain directional control. The aircraft veered to the side of the runway onto soft terrain. The aircraft then nosed over inverted. Investigation revealed that the nose gear had collapsed but the reason for the… - [NTSB SEA87FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA124.md): Beech 77 · Spokane, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 1987 · N37292 · Destroyed > On takeoff the aircraft climbed to 50-75 ft AGL, descended in a landing attitude, touched down on the runway near the departure end and took off again. When approaching high obstructions off the end of the runway, the aircraft entered a steep climb, rolled… - [NTSB SEA87LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA120.md): Piper PA-18-135 · Yakima, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1987 · N27039 · Substantial damage > While on landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions, the aircraft swerved off the runway and ground looped. - [NTSB SEA87IA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87IA119.md): de Havilland DHC-8-101 · Seattle, WA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1987 · N813PH · Minor damage > The crew of the scheduled airline passenger flight experienced an explosion and fire in the right engine at approx 800 ft AGL during initial climb after takeoff. The pilot shut the engine down, activated two fire bottles, which extinguished the fire and… - [NTSB SEA87LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA116.md): Piper PA-28-160 · Odessa, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 1987 · N5458W · Substantial damage > During landing roll on a dirt road, the aircraft drifted to the side, encountered the shoulder ditch and flipped over. - [NTSB SEA87LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA111.md): de Havilland DHC-2 MK.1 · Sedro Woolley, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1987 · N64384 · Destroyed > Shortly after takeoff a loss of power occurred and the aircraft struck trees in flight. Less than 1/2 fuel was available in all three fuel tanks. The fuel selector valve was tested and found that the selections plate was indexed off center for all selections… - [NTSB SEA87LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA113.md): Cessna 172P · Snohomish, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1987 · N65994 · Substantial damage > The pilot initiated a landing on a 2650 ft long runway in a 11-18 knot quartering tailwind condition. He flew the final approach too fast and flared prematurely. The acft floated down the rwy, landed hard and bounced twice. The plt lost control and the acft… - [NTSB SEA87LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA109.md): Hughes 269C · Vancouver, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 1987 · N9606F · Destroyed > During a practice run-on landing the aircraft started to vibrate violently and an almost simultaneous fire occurred. Both pilots and an eyewitness stated that the run on landing was very smooth. Both pilots stated that something mechanical let loose during… - [NTSB SEA87LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA108.md): Cessna T210L · Dayton, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 1987 · N2222S · Substantial damage > During landing the aircraft floated. The pilot elected to make a go-around but had used up more than one half the runway. Shortly after applying full power the pilot reduced power to idle for landing on a barley field at the departure end of the runway.… - [NTSB SEA87LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA107.md): Aerodynamics. Hawk Mkii · Ellensburg, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 1987 · N5832M · Substantial damage > Despite warnings from the flight service station about turbulence, high winds aloft, severe low level wind shear, and low ceilings along the pilots intended route of flight, the pilot elected to depart the airport for his destination. Standing lenticular… - [NTSB SEA87LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA103.md): Ayres S2R · Walla Walla, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 29, 1987 · N3693X · Substantial damage > During takeoff run the right main gear collapsed. The right wing dropped and the aircraft spun to the right. The plt discovered that the right main gear failed at the weld. The pilot, who is also an a & p mechanic, stated that this was an original weld from… - [NTSB SEA87FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA106.md): Hiller UH-12E · Shelton, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 28, 1987 · N28875 · Destroyed > The pilot was properly certificated for the flight; however, due to operator insurance restrictions, all prior commercial flights had required the owner/operator to accompany this pilot, therefore this was the pilot's first commercial flight as sole pilot.… - [NTSB SEA87LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA101.md): Aero Commander AC-100 · Alderwood Manor, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1987 · N3768X · Substantial damage > During takeoff on a short 1700 foot airstrip under no wind conditions, close to gross weight, the aircraft was not able to clear trees at the departure end of the runway. The pilot recognized this and reduced power for a precautionary landing onto an adjacent… - [NTSB SEA87FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA100.md): Cessna 172 · Ritzville, WA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 24, 1987 · N5711A · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > Occupants of both acft were family members traveling in company for holiday. Takeoff was about one min apart with N44726 in trail. Due higher norm crz performance, N44726 overtook N5711A. Plt of N44726 reduced speed and established position about 1/2 mile to… - [NTSB SEA87LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA099.md): Meyer 77-1 · Bellingham, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 1987 · N28LM · Substantial damage > A gusting 90 degree crosswind was present during the takeoff. A gust raised the aircrafts left wing and the pilot over-corrected with left aileron and left rudder. The aircraft then stalled, impacting the runway in a left wing down, nose low attitude. This… - [NTSB SEA87LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA095.md): Piper PA-20-115 · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 10, 1987 · N7732K · Substantial damage > During landing roll with a crosswind from the right a ground loop occurred. The pilot had just completed a solo cross country flight. The wind was from 210 degrees at 9 knots. The pilot was landing on runway 13L. - [NTSB SEA87LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA161.md): Grumman AA1B · Ocean Shores, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 9, 1987 · N6296L · Substantial damage > The plt landed his acft onto a golf course which had been the previous site for the airport. The airport had been closed since December 1985 and relocated close by. The pavement at the old airport had been replaced by sod. During landing roll, the aircraft… - [NTSB SEA87LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA090.md): Rutan VARI-EZE · Renton, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 1987 · N29Z · Substantial damage > While being hand propped the aircraft began to move. The pilot then attempted to climb inside the aircraft but the canopy had closed. The pilot held onto the aircraft and was dragged across the end of the runway. The aircraft struck a parked, unoccupied… - [NTSB SEA87LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA088.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Blakely Island, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1987 · N5185L · Substantial damage > The plt landed with excess airspeed past the first third of the downhill runway. The aircraft bounced and the pilot added a little power. The aircraft then struck the runway with the nose gear. Since the plt feared going off the end of the runway into the… - [NTSB SEA87LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA086.md): Cessna 152 · Renton, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1987 · N6312P · Substantial damage > During touch and goes the student plt landed hard and flat. The aircraft then bounced three times and at the end of the third bounce landed on the nose gear and propeller collapsing the nose gear. - [NTSB SEA87LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA082.md): Bell 206-BIII · Kent, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 1987 · N9KT · Substantial damage > During takeoff to a hover the helicopter rolled to the left. The student pilot over corrected. The helicopters right skid contacted the ground with the student pilot making a rapid increase in collective rate causing the helicopter to roll to the right onto… - [NTSB SEA87LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA081.md): Cessna 150L · Alderwood, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1987 · N5437Q · Substantial damage > The student pilot took off and landed with a 15 knot tailwind. During his second attempt to land an overun occurred. The aircraft departed the runway to the left onto soft ground where it nosed over inverted. This was the student pilots second solo flight.… - [NTSB SEA87LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA079.md): Hughes 369HS · Yakima, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 1987 · N8313F · Substantial damage > Six miles from the airport, at cruise, the engine ceased operating due to fuel exhaustion. The plt had noticed the low fuel warning light on 10 minutes prior to the engine failure but elected to continue his flight. Autorotation was made from 1,000 feet AGL… - [NTSB SEA87LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA075.md): Verbeek Rotorway · Redmond, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 1987 · N32415 · Substantial damage > The plt stated that while at cruise the acft developed a vibration and noise, followed by a power los. The plt then entered into an autorotation and landed onto a rough field. The acft touched down hard and then rolled onto its side. During engine inspection… - [NTSB SEA87LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA074.md): Hughes 369D · Forks, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 1987 · N8356F · Destroyed > During external load operation the aircraft's engine ceased operating. The helicopter was too close to the ground for recovery. The helicopter descended, struck the ground hard and then rolled over onto its right side. Water in the fuel was discovered after… - [NTSB SEA87LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA071.md): Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Issaquah, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 1987 · N33924 · Substantial damage > During a local training flight a downdraft was encountered. At about two miles from the airport the acft was at about 200 feet MSL. The instructor plt decided to land the acft on a field. On short final the acft struck a barbed wire fence prior to touchdown. - [NTSB SEA87LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA066.md): Cessna 172 · Lopez Island, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1987 · N64728 · Substantial damage > During cruise the acft engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot neglected to visually check the fuel tanks prior to departure, but rather relied on fuel gauges and his own estimation that enough fuel would be remaining to complete the flight. During… - [NTSB SEA87FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA064.md): Cessna 402A · Walla Walla, WA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 1987 · N4549Q · Substantial damage > During lndg roll the rt main lndg gear of the Cessna 402A collapsed. Visual inspection of the bell crank assembly revealed fracture surfaces similar to those of instantaneous overload. - [NTSB SEA87LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA059.md): Bell 206B-III · Dayton, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 1987 · N90327 · Destroyed > Plt lifted off with fertilizer bucket on 3-FT external hook. As fwd motion commenced, acft settled slightly, dragging bucket on ground and tipping it over. Plt attempted to recover by backing up, but skid caught on bucket, causing loss of control. - [NTSB SEA87LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA054.md): Robinson R22 · Brinnon, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 1987 · N9076Y · Substantial damage > When psgr became nauseous in flt, plt attempted downwind lndg onto pinnacle in rough terrain. Acft contacted slope short of intended point of lndg, main rotor flexed downward, severing tail boom. - [NTSB SEA87LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA050.md): Beech B23 · Alderwood Manor, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 29, 1987 · N6076N · Destroyed > The pilot, after exhausting all fuel in one tank, failed to select the remaining fuel tank during his approach. His unfamiliarity with the make/model of the accident aircraft is considered a factor in his failing to locate the fuel selector and switching to… - [NTSB SEA87FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA051.md): Cessna 150J · Vancouver, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 29, 1987 · N50922 · Destroyed > Aircraft was returning from stage 3 instructional flight during which instructor normally allowed student to fly. Evidence indicates aircraft passed in vicinity of heavy bird activity and student executed nose down bird avoidance maneuver. Instructor, for… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?state=WA&page=46 ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?page=45&state=WA --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.