- Date
- May 28, 1984, 18:00 local (May 29, 1984, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kenmore, WA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N765VCCessna U-206-GII
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 39924
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
In-flight planning/decision - improper
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Terrain condition - water,roughFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Nose over
Analysis
The plt stated that he was attempting a landing, with a left quartering crosswind, in water made rough by heavy boat activity. The left float dug into the water and the acft sank into four feet of water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N765VC
- Reported as
- Cessna U-206-GII
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U206-04382
- Airframe hours
- 720
- Engine
- Continental TSTO-520-M, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- 1
- Registered owner
- Hartley Paul
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 17, 1983
- Departed
- 1WA9 · Friday Harbor, WA
- Destination
- NONE · Kenmore, WA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,004 total · 79 in this make and model · 974 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFI, 18 nm away