- Date
- July 10, 1987, 18:20 local (Jul 11, 1987, 01:20 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Chelan, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8593QCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870710066079A
- Case key
- 40658
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Object - submerged objectFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Lift-off - prematureCause
Analysis
During takeoff from the water the plt noticed a log protruding out of the water. The acft struck the log and the plt rotated prematurely, became airborne, and then descended striking the water hard.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8593Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503749
- Airframe hours
- 3,300
- Engine
- Continental IO-540-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Nordic Marine Inc.
- Registered owner
- Nordic Marine, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Lake Chelan, WA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 860 total · 200 in this make and model · 60 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.