# NTSB SEA80FA045: Cessna 182Q, N759ZZ, Skykomish, WA, August 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1980
- Place: Skykomish, WA · SKYKOMISH, WA
- Location: 47.7099° N, 121.3573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skykomish, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7099&lon=-121.3573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129209
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FA045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2623  80/8/30  NR.SKYKOMISH,WA       CESSNA 182Q         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1809
        TIME - 1015                    N759ZZ              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WENATCHEE,WA                FRIDAY HARBOR,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          FOG                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- OBSERVED COMING OUT OF LOW CLOUDS,STALLED NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N759ZZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N759ZZ-1982-08-17), registration cancelled 1982-08-17, S/N 18266401 (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 19800830039259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800830039259A), Aug 30, 1980: Cessna 182Q, Skykomish, WA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Witness saw airplane emerge from low clouds in a valley, make a steep turn to avoid terrain, stalled, dove into grn

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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