- Date
- September 7, 1984, 18:50 local (Sep 8, 1984, 01:50 UTC)
- Place
- Skamania, WA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N191WBCessna T210M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840907049859A
- Case key
- 39828
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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
A witness, located 3 mi se of the accident site, reported hearing the acft 'rev up to a scream followed by a crash that sounded like a miniature sonic boom.' The acft contacted the terrain in an uncontrolledd descent at an elev of 2100 ft MSL. Inspection of the wreckage revealed the horizontal stabilizer and left wing had separated from the acft. The separated outboard section of the left wing was not located. Metallurgical exam of the remaining portion of the left wing spar disclosed a failure 'typical of overstress.' The nearest wx reporting station, troutdale, OR, located 13 NM sw of the accident location at an elev of 30 ft MSL had a 1845 PDT observation of: 2500 ft scattered, E4000 ft overcast with 20 sm vivibility.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N191WB
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21062168
- Airframe hours
- 1,535
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R1A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- R.J. Frank, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1984 · 68 hours before
- Departed
- PDT · Pendleton, OR
- Destination
- 60S · Vancouver, 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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 467 total · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TTD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.