SEA70AS045

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182M · Laurier, WA · May 26, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 26, 1970
Place
Laurier, WA · LAURIER, WA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N91648Cessna 182M
Status
Completed · report August 7, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
125627

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0647  70/5/26    LAURIER,WASH        CESSNA 182M         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1856                    N91648              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 5000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AVEY STATE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CASTLEGAR,BC                SPOKANE,WASH                 LAURIER,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N91648
Reported as
Cessna 182M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Avey State Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.