- Date
- March 6, 1983, 12:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place
- 5 Nm E. Of Kent, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N46JSGlasair SH-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830306006109A
- Case key
- 39601
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Analysis
The homebuilt acft collided with powerlines on final approach and crashed. The pilot was on a flight from one airport toanother to demonstrate his acrt to other builders of the acft. He was observed to enter the pattern and fly a low base leg and final approach to runway 15. A nose up attitude and smoke from the engine exhaust was observed prior to the collision with the wires. The acrt was destroyed by ground impact and fire and the pilot was fatally injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46JS
- Reported as
- Glasair SH-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 123
- Airframe hours
- 10
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James L. Slauson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 2, 1983 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- 02WA · South Prairie, WA
- Destination
- S36 · Kent, WA
- Airport
- S36 · Crest Airpark, runway 15, 3,204 × 40 ft, asphalt
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,750 total · 10 in this make and model · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SEA, 10 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.