# NTSB SEA76AS042: Cessna 207, N1645U, Friday Harbor, WA, April 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1976
- Place: Friday Harbor, WA · FRIDAY HARBOR, WA
- Location: 48.5339° N, 123.0190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friday Harbor, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5339&lon=-123.0190&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 7 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1293   76/4/8    FRIDAY HARBOR,WA    CESSNA 207          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1685
        TIME - 0725                    N1645U              PX-  6  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 883 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRIDAY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURLINGTON,WA               FRIDAY HARBOR,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREMATURE FLAP RETRACTION
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       47
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT LOAD NR MAX GRS WT AND CG NR AFT LIMIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1645U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1645U-1976-04-08), registration cancelled 1976-04-08, S/N 207-00245 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna 207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (registry code 2073602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Friday Harbor

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760408016009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760408016009A), Apr 8, 1976: Cessna 207, Friday Harbor, WA, Destroyed, 6 fatal. Acft load nr max grs wt and CG nr aft limit.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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