# NTSB SEA79FA033: Cessna 182Q, N759EZ, Quilcene, WA, April 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1979
- Place: Quilcene, WA · QUILCENE, WA
- Location: 47.8392° N, 122.9123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quilcene, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8392&lon=-122.9123&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FA033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1836  79/4/30  NR.QUILCENE,WA        CESSNA 182Q         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 153
        TIME - 2348                    N759EZ              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                  PORT ANEELES,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       56
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT ENCOUNTERED FOG.PLT ATTEMPTED CUS REVERSAL ON AUTO-PLT.HIT TREES IN TURN.RECOVERED 5/2/79.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N759EZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N759EZ-1983-01-06), registration cancelled 1983-01-06, S/N 18265947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790430009689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790430009689A), Apr 30, 1979: Cessna 182, Quilcene, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Night flight at low altitude. Entered area of fog. Made turn to reverse course. Airplane struck trees.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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