Kitsap County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Bremerton, Washington 98366
Sunday, April 11, 1982 15:15 PST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT TOOK OFF DOWNWIND AND AGAINST TRAFFIC IN MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND THERE WAS NO RECORD OF A WEATHER BRIEFING. DURING DEPARTURE, A NEAR-MISS OCCURRED BETWEEN N761QZ AND A LIGHT TWIN-ENGINE AIRCRAFT ON AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT. THE RENTAL OPERATOR CONTACTED THE PILOT ON UNICOM AND REQUESTED THAT HE OBTAIN A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE TO RETURN AND LAND. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BECAME OVERDUE, A SEARCH WAS INITIATED. IT WAS FOUND WHERE IT CRASHED ON HEAVILY WOODED, RISING TERRAIN. THE TERRAIN SLOPED UPWARD ABOUT 40 DEGREES AND THE ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT MSL. THE PILOT WAS FOUND, DECEASED, ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE WRECKAGE. TOXICOLOGICAL TESTS FOR ALCOHOL IN THE PILOT'S BLOOD AND URINE REVEALED .039 AND .139 PER CENT, RESPECTIVELY.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 4/11/1982
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1515
Event Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Event City BREMERTON
Event State WASHINGTON
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 98366
Event Date Year 1982
Event Date Month 4
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport KITSAP COUNTY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID PWT
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 0
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Unknown
Time of the weather observation 1500
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 160
Weather Observation Facility ID PWT
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 3
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 2000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 600
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
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) 51
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 0
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 180
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Light
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 1
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 662
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information
Date of most recent change to record Dec 18 2002 11:28AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\GIUV
Basic weather conditions Instrument Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N761QZ
NTSB Number SEA82FA052
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model A152
Aircraft Series Identifier A152
Aircraft Serial Number 0977
Certified Max Gross Weight 1760
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class Unknown
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 Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection 59
Airframe Hours 163
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name CHRIS R KOLAR
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1122 WOODS ROAD
Aircraft Owner City EAST PORT ORCHA
Aircraft Owner State WA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 98366
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name BREMERTON AVIATION INCORPORATE
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 8900 STATE HIGHWAY 3
Operator City PORT ORCHARD
Operator State WA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 98366
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
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) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code PWT
Departure City BREMERTON
Departure State WA
Departure Country
Departure Time 1510
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code PWT
Destination City BREMERTON
Destination State WA
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Maneuvering
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 18 2002 4:50PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length 0
Runway Width 0
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --