SEA74AS026

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Anacortes, WA · December 21, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 21, 1973
Place
Anacortes, WA · ANACORTES, WA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1814XCessna 182
Status
Completed · report February 5, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731221042039A
Case key
187573

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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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3-3721  73/12/21 NR.ANACORTES,WASH     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1205                    N1814X              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 23, 680 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            111 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SINCLAIR ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ANACORTES,WASH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- WET GRASS STRIP.HIT SMALL SHED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1814X
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Sinclair Island

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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