- Date
- October 1, 1988, 18:40 local (Oct 2, 1988, 01:40 UTC)
- Place
- Eliza Island, WA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6314FCessna Robertson 337A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881001042459A
- Case key
- 40903
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Analysis
This cessna/robertson 337 was departing from a 1600 foot grass strip in VFR conditions. There were gusting head winds estimated at 15 knots. At the midpoint of the runway the aircraft made a steep climbing left turn, stalling after about 180 degrees of turn. The acft nose dropped and the acft descended vertically to the ground. Witnesses estimated the max height gained was from 100-250 ft AGL. They described the eng noise as loud and constant from takeoff until the crash. The acft came to rest about 400 ft west of the rwy midpoint in level terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6314F
- Reported as
- Cessna Robertson 337A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 337-0314
- Airframe hours
- 3,243
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-C, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Edwin L. Bond
- Registered owner
- Edwin L Bond
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1987
- Destination
- BFI · Seattle, WA
- Airport
- Eliza, runway 35, 1,600 × 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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 591 total · 366 in this make and model · 511 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6314F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.