Cessna 172N N738ET
18 September 1994 · Orcas, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 September 1994 at about 00:15 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N738ET, operated by Morcom Aviation Services Inc, was involved in an accident near Orcas, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Orcas, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eastsound (ORS)
- Coordinates
- 48.6097, -122.8800
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N738ET
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Morcom Aviation Services Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Everett → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA94LA243
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING, SHE EXPERIENCED RESISTANCE IN THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND WAS UNABLE TO LEVEL THE AIRPLANE FOR TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE FOUND TO INDICATE A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 12,209 records for this type
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