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SEA83LA076

1983-04-06 · ANACORTES, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 74S

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE UNCERTIFICATED PLT HAD MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LAND WHEN HE STRUCK A TREE IN THE APPROACH PATH WITH THE RIGHT WING. THE ACFT THEN LEFT THE AREA FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, RETURNED & MADE WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS A BUMPY LANDING. THE ACFT USE WAS UNAUTHORIZED & THE FLT LASTED 1.7 HRS. THE OCCUPANTS STATED TO POLICE THAT THEY HAD BEEN SMOKING MARIJUANA BEFORE & DURING THE FLT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_SEA83LA076.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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