- Date
- June 22, 1985, 16:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Yakima, WA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1983QCessna C-177RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 40051
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Analysis
The pilot, while in slow-flight configuartion, at low altitude, in light chop, failed to see and avoid trees. Resulting tree impact caused acft into stall conditions. Acft contacted other trees, crashed and burned.
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.
In flight collision with object
Visual lookout - not maintainedCause
Directional control - not possibleCause
Stall/spin - not correctedCause
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1983Q
- Reported as
- Cessna C-177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG0383
- Airframe hours
- 2,300
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James E. Saalman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 8, 1985 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- YKM · Yakima, WA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 400 in this make and model · 540 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YKM, 22 nm away