# NTSB SEA82FA052: Cessna A152, N761QZ, Bremerton, WA, April 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: April 11, 1982, 15:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Coordinates: 47.540252, -122.580009 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5403&lon=-122.5800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70024
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82FA052
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70024/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FA052

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Near collision between aircraft, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - control tower service - not possible, pilot in command
  - atc clearance - not obtained, pilot in command
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761QZ-1989-03-14), registration cancelled 1989-03-14, S/N A1520977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Registry model: [Cessna A152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (registry code 2071836) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0977
- Airframe hours: 163
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820411026259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820411026259A), Apr 11, 1982: Cessna A152, Bremerton, WA, Destroyed. VFR pilot made illegal takeoff, near miss with IFR traffic. Flew into trees in rising terrain. Alcohol in blood.

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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