SEA91LA173
1991-07-12 · TOLEDO, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport TDO
Current FAA registration · N90683
- Make / Model
- COMMONWEALTH 185
- Seats / Engines
- 2 seats · 1 engine
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S AC8902
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED.
Factual narrative
DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A HAY BALE IN A RECENTLY CUT FIELD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1991_SEA91LA173.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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Related research
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- 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…