- Date
- August 6, 1970
- Place
- Anacortes, WA · ANACORTES, WA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N79594Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116510
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1254 70/8/6 NR.ANACORTES,WASH CESSNA 172K CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 150 TIME - 2000 N79594 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHIDBEY ISLAND NS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEATTLE,WASH UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ACFT OBS IN NORMAL DESCENT TO STRIKE PWR LINES ABOUT 260 FT MSL.SANK IN BAY.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79594
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Whidbey Island Ns
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