- Date
- November 7, 1982, 17:30 local (Nov 8, 1982, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Everett, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N33RFFroehlich M-II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821107057039A
- Case key
- 70634
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
Pilot acting as safety pilot for a friend in formation under the hood in another aircraft. He noticed his fuel was low, called his friend and headed for home. When his engine quit 2 miles from paine field he ditched. The aircraft sank and was not recovered.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33RF
- Reported as
- Froehlich M-II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- F351
- Airframe hours
- 6
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-G, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lawrence W. Kemmerling
- Registered owner
- Lawrence W. Kemmerling
- Departed
- C · Bellingham, WA
- Destination
- C · 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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 1,260 total · 480 in this make and model · 119 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 110° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 117 °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.