- Date
- April 30, 1983, 18:02 local (May 1, 1983, 01:02 UTC)
- Place
- Friday Harbor, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3413ECessna C-172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830430016749A
- Case key
- 39608
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft crashed during an attempted go-around. The acft flap switch was in the down mode and the flaps were in the fulldown(40 degree) position. A passenger said the acft was 'real close to the right side of the runway' just before go- around N3413E impacted in a steep nose down left wing low attitude. There was no discernable impact crater. The pilot received fatal injuries.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3413E
- Reported as
- Cessna C-172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271536
- Airframe hours
- 1,604
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Pearson Aircraft, Incorparated
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 19, 1983 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- 75S
- Airport
- S19 · Friday Harbor, runway 33, 2,235 × 50 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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 75 total · 7 in this make and model · 34 as pilot in command · 54 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3413E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.