Port Orchard Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Port Orchard, Washington 98366
Tuesady, December 11, 1984 13:15 PST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

LOW CEILINGS, RAIN, FOG WERE REPORTED IN AREA PT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO X-C, FLT PLAN WAS FILED WITH HELP OF INSTRU. WX VFR NR. ACFT DEP 1104 PST ACFT CRASHED ABT 1317 NO RCRD OF DES REACHED OR WHERE ACFT WAS FOR 2 HRS. ACFT TACH MATCHED CLOCK. NO RCRD OF ACFT MOVEMENTS WX AT ARPT BELOW VFR, ACFT IMPACTED TREES NR, HEADING AWAY IN FLAT ATTITUDES.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/11/1984
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1315
Event Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Event City PORT ORCHARD
Event State WASHINGTON
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 98366
Event Date Year 1984
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport PORT ORCHARD
Event Location Nearest Airport ID OS8
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport 295
Airport Elevation 370
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1235 Pacific Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 270
Weather Observation Facility ID PWT
Elevation of weather observation facility 481
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 5
Time Zone of the weather observation PST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 700
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 500
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 2
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 3
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 2
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 190
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Moderate
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2943
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 26941
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Instrument Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N80061
NTSB Number SEA85FA030
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model C-152
Aircraft Series Identifier C-152
Aircraft Serial Number 15285351
Certified Max Gross Weight 1670
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Dec 8 1984 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 3
Airframe Hours 1280
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name RICHARD L. REID
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2401 36TH AVE., S.E.
Aircraft Owner City PUYALLUP
Aircraft Owner State WA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 98373
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name ROBERT A WARD
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 188TH AND PACIFIC AVE
Operator City SPANAWAY
Operator State WA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 98387
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code S44
Departure City SPANAWAY
Departure State WA
Departure Country
Departure Time 1104
Departure Time Zone PST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code S88
Destination City ARLINGTON
Destination State WA
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Maneuvering
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length 2575
Runway Width 28
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --