- Date
- October 1, 1977
- Place
- Stevens Pass, WA · STEVENS PASS, WA
- Injuries
- 7 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N64391Dehavilland DHC-2
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771001036419A
- Case key
- 144795
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3392 77/10/1 STEVENS PASS,WA DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1400 N64391 PX- 6 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 25, 4122 TOTAL HOURS, 799 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KENMORE,WA LK HATHEUME,CANADA PENTICTON,BC,CANADA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LOW FLT THRU CANYON APPROACHING MTN PASS.UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN.EXCEEDED GWT & AFT CG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64391
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
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