NTSB SEA84LA141 — 1984-06-22 · ANACORTES, Washington, United States

Aircraft involved

N1755U Cessna 207 None

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED HE ADDED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS ON DOWNWIND AND APPLIED FULL FLAPS ON FINAL. A RAPID RATE OF DESCENT WAS EXPERIENCED 200 YARDS FROM TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT SAID HE ADDED POWER TO ARREST THE SINK RATE. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES ON FINAL. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED 10 DEGREES, THE FLAP ACTUATOR HANDLE WAS IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION AND THE FLAP CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS OUT. A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE ACFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_SEA84LA141.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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