- Date
- May 31, 1987, 20:10 local (Jun 1, 1987, 03:10 UTC)
- Place
- Ellensburg, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5832MAerodynamics . Hawk Mkii
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870531080669A
- Case key
- 40633
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Despite warnings from the flight service station about turbulence, high winds aloft, severe low level wind shear, and low ceilings along the pilots intended route of flight, the pilot elected to depart the airport for his destination. Standing lenticular altocumulus clouds were also present. Within 1/2 hour of departure the aircraft encountered severe turbulence causing structural damage to the aircraft. The pilot was able to land the aircraft safely at a nearby airport.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5832M
- Reported as
- Aerodynamics . Hawk Mkii
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 8411-2
- Airframe hours
- 200
- Engine
- Rotax 532, 48 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Rod Pederson
- Registered owner
- Rod Pederson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- EAT · Wenatchee, WA
- Destination
- S88 · Arlington, 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
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 6,500 total · 100 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EAT, 15 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.