- Date
- December 7, 1983, 20:35 local (Dec 8, 1983, 04:35 UTC)
- Place
- East Sound, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N761PWCessna T210M
- Weather
- Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831207061859A
- Case key
- 39802
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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 steeply upsloping terrain along the NE side of orcas island. The plt had been reportedly flying throughout the puget Sound/pacific nw area for more than 10 years & was familiar with the terrain & associated wx. Several plts located in or flying near the san juan islands reported meteorological conditions characterized by low solid overcast ceilings & rain. A portable tape recorder was found which contained a 30 min cassette. The record/ playback buttons were depressed. The tape consisted of about 75% music & 25% dictation dealing with interpersonal relations between the plt & other personnel involved with a business that the plt had just terminated his relationship with. Numerous navigational facilities are available.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N761PW
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21062419
- Airframe hours
- 1,299
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gary V. Provonsha
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 22, 1982 · 170 hours before
- Departed
- BLI · Billingham, WA
- Destination
- S19 · Friday Harbor, 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 1,300 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Night/dark
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 36 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.