- Date
- April 24, 1977
- Place
- Waterville, WA · WATERVILLE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2583SCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770424011489A
- Case key
- 147539
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1393 77/4/24 WATERVILLE,WA CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 39, 86 TOTAL TIME - 1015 N2583S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 77 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERVILLE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- DRAINAGE DITCHES PARALLEL TO RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2583S
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Waterville
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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.