- Date
- April 13, 1981
- Place
- Burton, WA · BURTON, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7686MCessna 175
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810413016529A
- Case key
- 126774
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0560 81/4/13 BURTON,WA CESSNA 175 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 813 TIME - 1730 N7686M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 788 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WAX ORCHARDS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURTON,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO RWY FM 50FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7686M
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wax Orchards
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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.