- Date
- July 3, 1991, 09:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Waldron, WA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N737BZCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910703025979A
- Case key
- 41467
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Probable cause
Visual lookout was not maintained, and diverted attention.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While taxiing after landing, the pilot's attention was on the passenger drop off area, when the right wing collided with a tree along the side of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N737BZ
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269303
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- West Isle Air, Inc
- Registered owner
- West Isle Air, Inc
- Departed
- ORS · Orcas, WA
- Airport
- NONE · Waldron, runway 18, 2,000 × 100 ft, gravel
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 744 total · 100 in this make and model · 634 as pilot in command · 106 in the last 90 days · 56 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N737BZ · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.