Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N4787E

28 February 1982 · Redmond, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 February 1982 at about 18:18 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N4787E, operated by Kenmore Air Harbor, Incorporat, was involved in an accident near Redmond, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:18
Classification
Accident
Location
Redmond, Washington, United States
Coordinates
47.6792, -122.1204
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N4787E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Kenmore Air Harbor, Incorporat
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Kenmore → Kenmore
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA82DA031

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE PRACTICING WATER LANDINGS ON LAKE SAMMAMISH NEAR REDMOND, WA. THE WINDS WERE INITIALLY CALM. ON THE SECOND LANDING, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE WIND BEGAN TO PICK UP. REPORTEDLY, WIND SHEAR WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING FINAL APPROACH FOR THE THIRD LANDING. A HIGH SINK RATE DEVELOPED AND THE PLANE LANDED HARD. THE FRONT OF THE LEFT FLOAT SPLIT OPEN AND FILLED WITH WATER. THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY ROLLED OVER AND SANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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