- Date
- April 20, 1983, 20:30 local (Apr 21, 1983, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- 2nm E. Of Blyn, WA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N52363Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830420017449A
- Case key
- 39605
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plts had received a wx briefing from seattle fss earlier in the day for a flt from seattle to port angeles. Due to the time span between arrival & departure at port angeles, the wx briefing was not valid for the return flt. The acft impacted the west slope of rapidly rising terrain at 1,780 ft MSL. The general area is unpopulated & there are virtuallyno light sources to provide reference while flying at night. An airline captain reported a scattered to broken layer at 1,800 ft MSL & an overcast layer at 4,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic from port angeles to seattle normally follow a routing which departs port angeles eastbound along the north coastal area of the olympic peninsula. The route then turns se neardiscovery bay & proceeds inland over relativly low terrain towards seattle. Under favorable wx conditions traffic will also proceed se at sequim bay (prior to discovery bay). The terrain south of sequim bay climbs rapidly as the NE corner of the olympic mountain range is approached.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52363
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274502
- Airframe hours
- 466
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael H. Ream
- Registered owner
- Norman L. Ream
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 16, 1982 · 89 hours before
- Departed
- CLM · Port Angeles, WA
- Destination
- BFI · Seattle, WA
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 115 total · 21 in this make and model · 77 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 350° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,900 ft broken
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PAE, 28 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.