- Date
- November 26, 1983, 14:11 local (22:11 UTC)
- Place
- Ephrata, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N98567Cessna 304A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831126058979A
- Case key
- 39784
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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 collided with a hilltop during a missed approach in IMC weather. The acft was on an IFR flt plan. The plt stated visual contact was EST at about 2000 ft MSL but ground features were masked in snow. When the plt did not see the airport at the proper time he commenced a missed approach and the acft struck the ground. Investigation revealed that the OBS(VOR course indicator) was set on 222 degrees instead of 202 degrees for the published inbound heading. The resultant course passed directly over the accident site. The acft was not observed on radar because of its low alt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98567
- Reported as
- Cessna 304A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0036
- Airframe hours
- 1,951
- Engine
- Continental TS10-520-N, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- The Pacific Institute Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 16, 1983 · 57 hours before
- Departed
- BFI · Seattle, WA
- Destination
- 2SO · Twisp, WA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- EPH · Ephrata, runway 29, 7,300 × 150 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
- 39
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,948 total · 1,590 in this make and model · 4,783 as pilot in command · 440 in the last 90 days · 170 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EPH, 2 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.