Cessna T210M N761PW
8 December 1983 · East Sound, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 December 1983 at about 04:35 local time, a Cessna T210M registered N761PW was involved in an accident near East Sound, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East Sound, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.6195, -122.8694
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M
- Registration
- N761PW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Billingham → Friday Harbor
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- SEA84FA101
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH STEEPLY UPSLOPING TERRAIN ALONG THE NE SIDE OF ORCAS ISLAND. THE PLT HAD BEEN REPORTEDLY FLYING THROUGHOUT THE PUGET SOUND/PACIFIC NW AREA FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS & WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE TERRAIN & ASSOCIATED WX. SEVERAL PLTS LOCATED IN OR FLYING NEAR THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS REPORTED METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS CHARACTERIZED BY LOW SOLID OVERCAST CEILINGS & RAIN. A PORTABLE TAPE RECORDER WAS FOUND WHICH CONTAINED A 30 MIN CASSETTE. THE RECORD/ PLAYBACK BUTTONS WERE DEPRESSED. THE TAPE CONSISTED OF ABOUT 75% MUSIC & 25% DICTATION DEALING WITH INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE PLT & OTHER PERSONNEL INVOLVED WITH A BUSINESS THAT THE PLT HAD JUST TERMINATED HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH. NUMEROUS NAVIGATIONAL FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T210M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 1983 | Cessna T210M | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1983 | Cessna T210M | Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 13 Aug 1983 | Cessna T210M | Troy, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1983 | Cessna T210M | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Richard M. Hobson | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Sep 1983 | Cessna T210M | Santa Ana, California, United States | Parsons Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jun 1983 | Cessna T210M | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Castlewood Aviation | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 1983 | Cessna 150F | Prosser, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1983 | Maule M-5-220C | Near Asotin, Washington, United States | Thomas L. Jordan | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-34-200T | Seattle, Washington, United States | Airpac Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1983 | Cessna 140 | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Mar 1983 | Glasair SH-2 | 5 Nm E. of Kent, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1983 | Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 | Longview, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |