- Date
- July 11, 1978
- Place
- Vashon, WA · VASHON, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6591RBeech B24R
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780711040509A
- Case key
- 140346
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3846 78/7/11 NR.VASHON,WA BEECH B24R CR- 1 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 480 TIME - 1500 N6591R PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VASHON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SEATTLE,WA SEATTLE,WA VASHON,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- COMMERCIAL PILOT CHECK FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6591R
- Reported as
- Beech B24R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Vashon
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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.