# NTSB SEA79FYK07: Turbulent RWS-1, N340S, Cresswell, OR, March 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1979
- Place: Cresswell, OR · CRESSWELL, OR
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137664
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYK07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYK07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0093   79/3/6    CRESSWELL,OR        TURBULENT RWS-1     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N340S               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRESSWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRESSWELL,OR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT TREE 90FT TO R OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N340S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340S-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N 1643, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TURBULENT RWS-1
- Registry model: [Turbulent RWS-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/turbulent-rws-1) (registry code 056015A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A40 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a40-series) (registry code 17001, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cresswell

## 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 19790306004189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790306004189A), Mar 6, 1979: Amtrsg TURBULENT, Creswell, OR, Substantial damage. Airplane bounced on landing,pilot attempted go around,drifted left of runway,struck tree.

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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