- Date
- February 1, 1986, 13:51 local (21:51 UTC)
- Place
- Black Diamond, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4339NCessna 195
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860201044589A
- Case key
- 40268
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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
Radar track shows C195 plt was descending into congested airspace at about 192 mph, above max structural cruise speed of 178 mph, less than 1 min from traffic pattern entry. Radar data and witness confirm a second acft in proximity, engaged in aerobatics. While maneuvering, C195 plt exceeded design limits and acft rt wing failed in structural overload.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4339N
- Reported as
- Cessna 195
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7070
- Airframe hours
- 2,217
- Engine
- Jacobs R-755-A2, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kim Lee Roehrick
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 28, 1986 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- B01 · Boise, ID
- Destination
- S36 · Kent, WA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 25
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,200 total · 500 in this make and model · 2,700 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SEA, 13 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.