Plane Crash List

Cessna 210-5 N1876Z

1 December 2005 · Lopez Island, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 December 2005 at about 01:35 local time, a Cessna 210-5 registered N1876Z was involved in an accident near Lopez Island, Washington, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 01:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Lopez Island, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Lopez Island (S31)
Coordinates
48.4839, -122.9375
Aircraft
Cessna 210-5
Registration
N1876Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Eastsound → Lopez Island
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
SEA06CA024

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from an airport sign during the visual approach. The sign was a factor in the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

In a written statement the pilot reported that the airplane "drifted" to the left of runway centerline during the visual approach and collided with a runway sign.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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