Aircraft Accidents and Incidents - 2Nm E.

Of Blyn, Washington 98382 Wednesday, April 20, 1983 20:30 PST

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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

2Nm E. Of Blyn, Washington 98382

Wednesday, April 20, 1983 20:30 PST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE PLTS HAD RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING FROM SEATTLE FSS EARLIER IN
THE DAY FOR A FLT FROM SEATTLE TO PORT ANGELES. DUE TO THE TIME
SPAN BETWEEN ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE AT PORT ANGELES, THE WX
BRIEFING WAS NOT VALID FOR THE RETURN FLT. THE ACFT IMPACTED
THE WEST SLOPE OF RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN AT 1,780 FT MSL. THE
GENERAL AREA IS UNPOPULATED & THERE ARE VIRTUALLYNO LIGHT
SOURCES TO PROVIDE REFERENCE WHILE FLYING AT NIGHT. AN AIRLINE
CAPTAIN REPORTED A SCATTERED
TO BROKEN LAYER AT 1,800 FT MSL &
AN OVERCAST LAYER AT 4,000 FT MSL. VFR TRAFFIC FROM PORT
ANGELES TO SEATTLE NORMALLY FOLLOW A ROUTING WHICH DEPARTS
PORT ANGELES EASTBOUND ALONG THE NORTH COASTAL AREA OF THE
OLYMPIC PENINSULA. THE ROUTE THEN TURNS SE NEARDISCOVERY BAY
& PROCEEDS INLAND OVER RELATIVLY LOW TERRAIN TOWARDS SEATTLE.
UNDER FAVORABLE WX CONDITIONS TRAFFIC WILL ALSO PROCEED SE AT
SEQUIM BAY (PRIOR TO DISCOVERY BAY). THE TERRAIN SOUTH OF
SEQUIM BAY CLIMBS RAPIDLY
AS THE NE CORNER OF THE OLYMPIC
MOUNTAIN RANGE IS APPROACHED.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information
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Type of Event

Accident

Event Date

4/20/1983

Event Day of the Week

Wednesday

Time of Event

2030

Event Time Zone

Pacific Standard Time

Event City

2NM E. OF BLYN

Event State

WASHINGTON

Event Country

--

Zipcode of the event site

98382

Event Date Year

1983

Event Date Month

MidAir Collision Indicator

No

On Ground Collision occurred ?

No

Event Location Latitude

Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport

Off Airport/Airstrip

Distance from airport in statute miles

Degrees magnetic from airport

Airport Elevation

--

Weather Briefing Completeness

Unknown

Investigator's weather source

Weather Observation Facility

Time of the weather observation

2045 Pacific Standard Time

Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees)

81

Weather Observation Facility ID

PAE

Elevation of weather observation facility

603

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Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?)

28

Time Zone of the weather observation

PST

Lighting Conditions

Night/Dark

Lowest Ceiling Height

1900

Lowest Non-Ceiling Height

1900

Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions

Unknown

Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling

Broken

Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet)

Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles)

Visibility (Statute Miles)

15

Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius)

Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit)

Wind Direction (degrees magnetic)

350

Variable Wind Indicator

Unknown

Wind Speed (knots)

10

Wind Velocity Indicator

Unknown

Wind Gust Indicator

Not Gusting

Wind Gust (knots)

Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg)

29

Density Altitude (feet)

--

Intensity of Precipitation

Unknown

METAR weather report

--

Event Highest Injury

Fatal

On Ground, Fatal Injuries

On Ground, Minor Injuries

On Ground, Serious Injuries

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Injury Total Fatal

Injury Total Minor

--

Injury Total None

--

Injury Total Serious

--

Injury Total All

Investigating Agency

NTSB

NTSB Docket Number (internal use)

491

NTSB Notification Source

--

NTSB Notification Date

--

NTSB Notification Time

Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information

20737

Date of most recent change to record

Jan 2 2001 9:15AM

User who most recently changed record

dbo

Basic weather conditions

Visual Meteorological Cond

FAA District Office

--

Aircraft Involved
Aircraft #1
Aircraft Registration Number

N52363

NTSB Number

SEA83FA087

Missing Aircraft Indicator

Federal Aviation Reg. Part

Part 91: General Aviation

Type of Flight Plan filed

None

Flight plan Was Activated?

--

Damage

Destroyed

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Aircraft Fire

None

Aircraft Explosion

None

Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name

CESSNA

Aircraft Model

172P

Aircraft Series Identifier

172P

Aircraft Serial Number

17274502

Certified Max Gross Weight

2400

Aircraft Category

Airplane

Aircraft Registration Class

U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil

Aircraft is a homebuilt?

No

Flight Crew Seats

--

Cabin Crew Seats

--

Passenger Seats

--

Total number of seats on the aircraft

Number of Engines

Fixed gear or retractable gear

Fixed

Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection

Annual

Date of Last Inspection

Aug 16 1982 12:00AM

Airframe hours since last inspection

89

Airframe Hours

466

ELT Installed

Yes

ELT Activated

Yes

ELT Aided Location of Event Site

Unknown

ELT Type

--

Aircraft Owner Name

NORMAN L. REAM

Aircraft Owner Street Address

1418 SOUTH 103RD

Aircraft Owner City

SEATTLE

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Aircraft Owner State

WA

Aircraft Owner Country

Aircraft Owner Zipcode

98168

Operator is an individual?

--

Operator Name

MICHAEL H. REAM

Operator Same as Owner?

No

Operator Is Doing Business As

--

Operator Address Same as Owner?

No

Operator Street Address

4414 53RD SW

Operator City

SEATTLE

Operator State

WA

Operator Country
Operator Zip code

98106

Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate

None

Other Operator of large aircraft?

No

Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation

Unknown

Operator Certificate Number

--

Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not

--

Indicates Domestic or International Flight

--

Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail

--

Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary)

Personal

Second Pilot on Board

Yes

Departure Point Same as Event

No

Departure Airport Code

CLM

Departure City

PORT ANGELES

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Departure State

WA

Departure Country
Departure Time

2015

Departure Time Zone

PST

Destination Same as Local Flt

--

Destination Airport Code

BFI

Destination City

SEATTLE

Destination State

WA

Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight

Cruise

Report sent to ICAO?

--

Evacuation occurred

--

Date of most recent change to record

Jan 2 2001 10:30AM

User who most recently changed record

dbo

Since inspection or accident

--

Event Location Runway Number and Location

Runway Length

--

Runway Width

--

Sight Seeing flight

No

Air Medical Flight

No

Medical Flight

--

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