Aviation Crash Map

Wise OR-71-B N26RW

15 August 1986 · Richland, Washington, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 15 August 1986 at about 23:10 local time, a Wise OR-71-B registered N26RW was involved in an accident near Richland, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Richland, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Richland (RLD)
Coordinates
46.2500, -119.2894
Aircraft
Wise OR-71-B
Registration
N26RW
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Richland → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA86LA210

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

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

WHILE ON A QUALIFYING LAP FOR AN AIR RACE THE NUMBER ONE PISTON FAILED. A FORCED LANDING WAS THEN MADE ONTO A FIELD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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