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Cessna T210H N6922R

22 July 1997 · Stehekin, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 July 1997 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna T210H registered N6922R was involved in an accident near Stehekin, Washington, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 02:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Stehekin, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Stehekin State (6S9)
Coordinates
48.3406, -120.7006
Aircraft
Cessna T210H
Registration
N6922R
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Seattle → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA97LA175

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The pilot's misreading of the windsock and subsequent downwind landing. Factors in the accident were the sunglare and tailwind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During approach to a grass airstrip located in mountainous terrain, the sun was directly in the pilot's face and the windsock was in a shadow. The pilot misread the windsock and landed downwind. The airplane overran the runway and nosed over in a soft bog at the end of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
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no coordinates
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