NTSB SEA91LA149 — 1991-06-20 · SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, United States

Current FAA registration · N7350E

Make / Model: CESSNA 210
Year of manufacture: 1959 · 32 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-470 SER (260 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19940927
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A9DFFB

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N7350E Cessna 210 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISIONS IN THAT HE FAILED TO ANTICIPATE WAKE TURBULENCE FROM THE DEPARTING HELICOPTER.

Factual narrative

THE AIRPLANE WAS FLARING TO LAND, WHEN IT TRAVELLED THROUGH THE VORTICES OF A HELICOPTER THAT WAS TAKING OFF NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_SEA91LA149.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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