- Date
- March 17, 1979
- Place
- Orting, WA · ORTING, WA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N23633Taylorcraft BC-65
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790317004899A
- Case key
- 137937
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0271 79/3/17 ORTING,WA TAYLORCRAFT BC-65 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1130 N23633 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 36, 11400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENT,WA EATONVILLE,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23633
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N23633Registration cancelled Sep 4, 2012 · Taylorcraft BC-65Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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