Ryan NAVION L-17B accident near Olympia, WA
On May 21, 1994, a Ryan NAVION L-17B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Olympia, WA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 21, 1994
- Place
- Olympia, WA
- Aircraft
- Ryan NAVION L-17B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 46.980°N, 122.739°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01390
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 21, 1994, about 0925 Pacific daylight time (PDT), a Ryan L-17B (Navion A), N1669Z, impacted the terrain about one-quarter mile northeast of Aero Plaza Airport, Olympia, Washington. The airline transport rated pilot and his passenger received fatal injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed. The personal pleasure flight, which had just departed Aero Plaza Airport for Yakima Air Terminal, Yakima, Washington, was in visual meteorological conditions at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed, and there was no report of an ELT activation. According to witnesses, N1669Z was the third in a group of five aircraft that were departing Aero Plaza to attend a fly-in at Yakima. The first two aircraft took off to the west, and then executed left downwind climbing departures to the east. The pilot of 69Z followed this same basic profile, and observers reported that everything appeared "normal" until 69Z passed the east end of the airfield. Within about 30 seconds after passing the east end of the airfield, at an altitude estimated to be between 1,000 to 1,200 feet AGL, the pilot of 69Z transmitted "Navion Emergency" over the Olympia Tower frequency. Then, either simultaneously or immediately thereafter, the aircraft was observed turning left (north) and beginning a shallow descent. The tower controller at Olympia responded to this transmission by asking if the tower could be of help, and a pilot who had departed Aero Plaza after the Navion called him on the tower frequency, but there was no answer to either of these calls. According to a number of wi
Probable cause
AN INFLIGHT FIRE FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
