- Date
- April 11, 1982, 15:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Bremerton, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N761QZCessna A152
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820411026259A
- Case key
- 70024
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot took off downwind and against traffic in marginal weather conditions. No flight plan was filed and there was no record of a weather briefing. During departure, a near-miss occurred between N761QZ and a light twin-engine aircraft on an instrument approach to the airport. The rental operator contacted the pilot on UNICOM and requested that he obtain a special VFR clearance to return and land. The pilot acknowledged. When the aircraft became overdue, a search was initiated. It was found where it crashed on heavily wooded, rising terrain. The terrain sloped upward about 40 degrees and the elevation of the crash site was approximately 1000 ft MSL. The pilot was found, deceased, about 1/2 mile from the wreckage. Toxicological tests for alcohol in the pilot's blood and urine revealed .039 and .139 per cent, respectively.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N761QZ
- Reported as
- Cessna A152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0977
- Airframe hours
- 163
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bremerton Aviation Incorporate
- Registered owner
- Chris R Kolar
- Departed
- PWT · Bremerton, WA
- Destination
- PWT · Bremerton, WA
- Airport
- PWT · Kitsap County
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total · 6 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 124 °F
- Observed at
- PWT, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.