Beechcraft 23 N6079N

Summary

On 25 April 1982 at about 03:45 local time, a Beechcraft 23 registered N6079N, operated by T.g. Eckler, was involved in an accident near Greenwater, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 April 1982 at 03:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenwater, Washington, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 23

Registration

N6079N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

T.g. Eckler

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burley → Tacoma

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

SEA82DYE06

1 person died.

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

AT ABOUT 1620 LOCAL TIME ON 4/24/82, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BURLEY, ID AND PROCEEDED ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN TO TACOMA, WA. THE MOUNTAINS EAST OF SEATTLE WERE OBSCURED BY AN OVERCAST CEILING BEGINNING AT 3500 FT. DURING A DESCENT FROM 10,500 FT INTO THE SEATTLE TERMINAL AREA, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT 3500 FT MSL. THE SEATTLE WEATHER WAS 3500 BRKN, VIS 15, TEMP 47, DEW PT 32, WIND 020 AT 5 KTS. THE TOP OF THE CEILING WAS ESTIMATED AT 7200 FT. AN AMERICAN AIRLINES CAPTAIN REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT IN A CONTROLLED DESCENT INTO A CLOUD LAYER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.