- Date
- October 6, 1979
- Place
- Copalis Beach, WA · COPALIS BEACH, WA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3160ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791006026999A
- Case key
- 133354
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2453 79/10/6 COPALIS BEACH,WA CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 148 TIME - 1915 N3160A PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COPALIS BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COPALIS BEACH,WA PORT ORCHARD,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION EVASIVE MANEUVER TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- TKOF FROM CROWDED BEACH AT DUSK. PEOPLE WALKED INTO ACFT'S PATH. STRUCK CESSNA 172,N80849,SUB DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3160A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Copalis Beach
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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