SEA75AS042

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Issaquah, WA · May 29, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 29, 1975
Place
Issaquah, WA · ISSAQUAH, WA
Injuries
3 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3456CCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report July 21, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750529017329A
Case key
148819

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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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3-1445  75/5/29    ISSAQUAH,WA         CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 359
        TIME - 2038                    N3456C              PX-  3  1  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISSAQUAH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISSAQUAH,WA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- CIRCLING TOP OF MTN. OBS WAVING TO PERS ON GRND.

Aircraft

Registration
N3456C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Issaquah

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N3456C · 1

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