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SEA85LA025

1984-12-02 · WATERVILLE, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 2S5

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UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DEST ARPT THE PLT ELECTED TO PERFORM A TOUCH & GO LANDING IN ORDER TO EVALUATE RWY BRAKING ACTION. DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER THE TOUCH & GO AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL AND 100 TO 105 KTS THE ACFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT AS THE NOSE PICTHED UP. DESPITE FULL LEFT AILERON AND RUDDER THE ACFT ROLLED RIGHT INTO AN APRX 120 DEG BANK ANGLE AND BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. POWER WAS REDUCED ON THE LEFT ENGINE AND THE ACFT IMPACTED AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE OF BANK. DISASSEMBLY OF THE RIGHT ENGINE REVEALED NO MECHANCIAL MALFUNCTIONS OR INTERRUPTIONS OF FUEL FLOW. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_SEA85LA025.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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