Republic RC-3 N22BH

Summary

On 7 August 1983 at about 17:10 local time, a Republic RC-3 registered N22BH was involved in an accident near Blakely Island, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 August 1983 at 17:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Blakely Island, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Blakely Island (SO8)

Coordinates

48.5608, -122.7996

Aircraft

Republic RC-3

Registration

N22BH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lake Samamish → Blakely Island

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA83LA171

Nobody was injured.

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 PLT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE WAS ON A SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 01, HE ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL. A RAPID SINK RATE WAS ENCOUNTERED & HE WAS UNABLE TO FULLY RECOVER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE. THE GEAR WAS SHEARED & THE FUSELAGE WAS SPLIT BY IMPACT, RUPTURING THE FUEL TANK. A FIRE ENSUED & THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WIND SHEAR WAS ENCOUNTERED NEAR A CLIFF AT THE APPROACH END OF RWY 1. HE REPORTED THAT THE WIND SOCK AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RWY WAS LIMP, WHILE THE WIND SOCK FOR RWY 19 INDICATED A WIND FROM THE NORTH AT 15 TO 20 KTS. REPORTEDLY, THERE WAS A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND AT THE WATER LEVEL ABOUT 1/4 MI FROM THE ARPT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.