- Date
- October 1, 1977
- Place
- Priest Rpd Dam, WA · PRIEST RPD DAM, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N72160Cessna 206
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771001034809A
- Case key
- 145682
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3598 77/10/1 NR.PRIEST RPD DAM,WA CESSNA 206 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1145 N72160 PX- 0 0 1 MAPPING/PHOTO AGE 51, 14400 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OLYMPIA,WA PRIEST RPD DAM,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PHOTO MAPPING.STATE HWY DEPT.HIT WIRE ACROSS RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72160
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N72160Registered now · Cessna TU206DAirframe modelCessna TU206DEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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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.
Other investigations on N72160 · 2
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