- Date
- October 18, 1988, 06:59 local (13:59 UTC)
- Place
- Wenatchee, WA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4961UCessna 210E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881018046919A
- Case key
- 40952
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed while the plt was on a x-country flt at dawn. Impact occurred on rising, rocky terrain in a box canyon area at an elev of about 6000 ft. no ground scars were evident, but the acft impacted on a rocky slide area. It came to rest in one area with extensive damage. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was evident. The prop blades had chordwise nicks, scrapes & deep gouges. Aprx 11 mi southwest at Wenatchee, WA, the 0649 wx was in part: estd 9000 ft broken, 25,000 ft overcast, 15 mi visibility, wind light & variable. The elev of the wx facility was 1245 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4961U
- Reported as
- Cessna 210E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21058661
- Airframe hours
- 5,205
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cascade Helicopters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 6, 1988 · 139 hours before
- Departed
- EAT · Wenatchee, WA
- Destination
- 039 · Ravendale, CA
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
- 32
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,740 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EAT, 11 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.