- Date
- March 1, 1984, 08:35 local (16:35 UTC)
- Place
- Stevenson, WA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N735KECessna U206
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840301004819A
- Case key
- 39795
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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 plt initiated a flt in weather with low visibility, rain and fog. The plt had reportedly checked the weather but decided to fly anyway. About 30 minutes after takeoff while the plt was maneuvering at low alt, the acft crashed in a river. The acft sank in 65 ft of water and was not recovered. At the time of the accident, the water was reported to have been 'glassy smooth.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N735KE
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 206604933
- Airframe hours
- 505
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ameada Mining And Construction
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 7, 1983 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- TTD · Troutdale, OR
- Destination
- LGD · La Grande, OR
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 106 total · 25 in this make and model · 50 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CZK, 1 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.