- Date
- November 7, 1979
- Place
- Vashon Island, WA · VASHON ISLAND, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1478JAero Comdr 112A
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791107032369A
- Case key
- 133293
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3543 79/11/7 VASHON ISLAND,WA AERO COMDR 112A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1340 N1478J PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 42, 542 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VASHON ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SEATTLE,WA RETURN VASHON ISLAND,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 57 340 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- SETTLED INTO TREES WHILE IP WAS DEMONSTRATING SOFT FLD TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1478J
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 112A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vashon Island
N1478JRegistration cancelled Sep 5, 2014 · Rockwell International 112TCAirframe modelRockwell International 112TC
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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.