- Date
- July 18, 1977
- Place
- Ferndale, WA · FERNDALE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5596Wulle VP2
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770718021459A
- Case key
- 146689
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1681 77/7/18 FERNDALE,WA WULLE VP2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 462 TIME - 1845 N5596 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLINGHAM,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLYING DOWN RIVER AT 100FT,STRUCK WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5596
- Reported as
- Wulle VP2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.