Cessna 182C accident near Bremerton, WA
On September 1, 1997, a Cessna 182C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bremerton, WA. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 1, 1997
- Place
- Bremerton, WA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 47.591°N, 122.620°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X08921
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 1, 1997, approximately 1622 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182C, N9015T, being operated by Blue Skies Skydiving Adventures of Dupont, Washington, collided with terrain during climbout immediately after takeoff from the Bremerton National Airport, Bremerton, Washington. The airplane was destroyed and the commercial pilot and four skydivers riding in the airplane were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 CFR 91 local flight and no flight plan had been filed. The operator reported that the airplane had carried multiple loads of skydivers on the day of the accident, and that the accident flight was to have been the last skydiving flight of the day. The operator reported that after departing from Bremerton runway 19 (a 6,200 by 150 foot asphalt runway), the aircraft climbed to approximately 300 to 500 feet above ground level before turning back to the left toward the airport runway. The aircraft impacted in a shallow ravine approximately 900 feet south of the departure end of runway 19, to the left of the runway 19 centerline. A fire erupted at ground impact. Two individuals witnessed the accident from another aircraft which was on final approach to runway 19, and gave statements to the Washington State Patrol. One of these individuals reported that after observing the airplane on takeoff roll and then momentarily looking away and back again, he saw the airplane in a left bank "as if he was leaving the pattern." He stated that the accident aircraft then increased its bank and the nose dropped further into a descen
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed in a climbing turn at low altitude, resulting in a stall and impact with terrain. A factor was the pilot exceeding the aircraft's maximum takeoff gross weight limitation.
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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.
