- Date
- August 13, 1986, 18:00 local (Aug 14, 1986, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Easton, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5506SCessna 188
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860813085749A
- Case key
- 40467
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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 tow plane with glider attached began losing pwr at aprx 50 ft AGL during takeoff. The tow plt signaled the glider plt for tow release. The two plts landed on the remaining rwy. The tow plane skidded into the trees off the end of the rwy. Investigation after the acc revealed a 1 inch piece of teflon tape blocking the intake side of the fuel pump. The glider in attempting to land also collided with the trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5506S
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 188-0006
- Engine
- Continental IO 520 D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Darrel F. Harris
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 15, 1986 · 50 hours before
- Airport
- ESW · Easton State, runway 27, 2,640 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 178 total · 100 in this make and model · 141 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.