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SEA85LA223

1985-09-23 · EASTSOUND, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport S17

Current FAA registration · N61298

Make / Model
CESSNA A185F
Year of manufacture
1980 · 5 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19801008
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A7F9E0

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE ACFT VEERED RIGHT AND THE PLT OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT. THE ACFT THEN DEPARTED THE RWY TO THE LEFT STRIKING VASI LIGHTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_SEA85LA223.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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