Cessna 188 N5506S
14 August 1986 · Easton, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 August 1986 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 188 registered N5506S was involved in an accident near Easton, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Easton, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Easton State (ESW)
- Coordinates
- 47.3491, -121.2705
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188
- Registration
- N5506S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA86LA198
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 TOW PLANE WITH GLIDER ATTACHED BEGAN LOSING PWR AT APRX 50 FT AGL DURING TAKEOFF. THE TOW PLT SIGNALED THE GLIDER PLT FOR TOW RELEASE. THE TWO PLTS LANDED ON THE REMAINING RWY. THE TOW PLANE SKIDDED INTO THE TREES OFF THE END OF THE RWY. INVESTIGATION AFTER THE ACC REVEALED A 1 INCH PIECE OF TEFLON TAPE BLOCKING THE INTAKE SIDE OF THE FUEL PUMP. THE GLIDER IN ATTEMPTING TO LAND ALSO COLLIDED WITH THE TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1986 | Cessna 188-A | Warden, Washington, United States | Terry Kilmer Corp Dusing, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1986 | Cessna 188 | Thermal, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1986 | Cessna 188 | Atlanta, Texas, United States | Lewis Spencer Passmore | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1986 | Cessna 188B | Nyssa, Oregon, United States | Kenneth G. Whipple | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1986 | Cessna 188 | Durkee, Oregon, United States | Richard Griffitts, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1986 | Cessna 188B | Bay City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1986 | Bob White AJ1 | Vancouver, Washington, United States | KEN D. Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1986 | Beechcraft E-35 | Couger, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1986 | Hiller 12E | Walla Walla, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1986 | Morley AVID FLYER | Spokane, Washington, United States | Daniel Morley | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-36 | Mattawa, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172 | Ellensburg, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |