SEA89LA062
1989-03-26 · EVERETT, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport PAE
Current FAA registration · N6166N
- Make / Model
- CESSNA A185F
- Year of manufacture
- 1981 · 8 years old at event
- Engine
- CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
- Seats / Engines
- 6 seats · 1 engine
- Last airworthiness date
- 19811221
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S A8083F
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLL.
Factual narrative
DURING LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUNDLOOPED THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT DID NOT SUBMIT AN ACC REPORT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1989_SEA89LA062.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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Related research
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- arXiv 2026 · arXiv preprint Magnetohydrodynamic drag on an oscillating sphere in a rotating spherical cavity
Oscillating-sphere drag is a classical fluid-mechanics problem, yet no theory simultaneously accounts for confinement, rotation, viscosity and magnetic fields.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2022 · Journal article (IJAAA) Comparison of Schedules, Stress, Sleep Problems, Fatigue, Mental Health and Well-being of Low Cost and Network Carrier Pilots
Objective This research investigates and compares working-conditions, duty rosters, stress, sleep problems, fatigue levels, mental health, and well-being of pilots working for network (NWCs), and low-…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 1996 · Journal article (JAAER) The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule as a Predictor of Success in a Collegiate Professional Pilot Training Program
This study examined the preliminary results of a project designed to identify a method to predict successful student completion of a collegiate professional pilot curriculum.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 1994 · Journal article (JAAER) Testing for the Existence of the Pilot Personality Profile in Collegiate Professional Pilot Candidates
This study explored the existence of the so-called pilot's personality profile in collegiate professional pilot candidates, based on selected factors of the Edwards Personality Preference Schedule (EP…