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SEA93LA086

1993-04-01 · DAVENPORT, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N56426

Make / Model
BOEING A75N1(PT17)
Year of manufacture
1941 · 52 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR W670-6N (220 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20110322
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A73883

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WAS SELECTED FOR LANDING. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: SOFT TERRAIN.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE AROUND THE PATTERN TO WARM UP THE OIL IN PREPARATION FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. JUST PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, A RAIN STORM HAD PASSED OVER THE AREA AND THE DIRT STRIP WAS WET. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SANK IN THE MUD. THE PILOT APPLIED THE LEFT BRAKE HARD AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_SEA93LA086.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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