- Date
- October 4, 1988, 09:52 local (16:52 UTC)
- Place
- East Sound, WA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N803BABeech B-99A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19881004044229A
- Case key
- 40905
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Analysis
The crew elected to depart the airport under a special VFR clearance. Wx at the departure airport was 700 ft ovc with visibility 1 and 1/4 miles. The destination airport was within 25 nautical miles of the departure airport and was reporting a bkn ceiling of 6 to 800 ft and 3 miles visibility. The crew was in the process of obtaining an IFR clearance when the pilot on the controls observed trees in the flight path. The aircraft collided with trees during a climbing right turn. The crew subsequently obtained an IFR clearance and returned to the departure airport uneventfully.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N803BA
- Reported as
- Beech B-99A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U-133
- Airframe hours
- 27,745
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-27, 680 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Beechcraft Acceptance Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · September 18, 1988 · 62 hours before
- Departed
- BLI · Bellingham, WA
- Destination
- ORS · Orcas Island, WA
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,320 total · 500 in this make and model · 3,668 as pilot in command · 247 in the last 90 days · 85 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BLI, 18 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.