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Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Seattle, Washington
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http://registry.faa.gov/N6AF
Location: Bainbridge Island, WA
Accident Number: WPR18LA151
Date & Time: 05/27/2018, 1705 PDT
Registration: N6AF
Aircraft: CESSNA 150M
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Serious
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal
On May 27, 2018, about 1705 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150M airplane, N6AF, was substantially damaged when it impacted water near Bainbridge Island, Washington. The private pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
According to the passenger, before departure from Harvey Field Airport (S43), Snohomish, Washington, the pilot used his iPad for navigation via the ForeFlight application. They took off and landed at Vashon Island, Washington.
After takeoff from Vashon Island, while flying over the water, the passenger told the pilot that she thought the airplane was too low. The pilot replied that they were fine and that they were able to fly safely 200 ft above the water. The passenger stated that the pilot looked down at the iPad and she saw him push the flight control yoke forward. The airplane subsequently impacted the water and flipped over. The passenger reported that she blacked out for a short time. When she regained consciousness, she saw the pilot still restrained by his seat belt and slumped over; he appeared to be unconscious. The passenger was able to egress on her own as the airplane began to sink. The passenger reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane before the impact. An individual on a boat in the area of the accident site saw the splash of water when the airplane impacted the water, marked the location via a GPS device, and rescued the passenger.
A witness on the shore was looking out toward the water when she saw a low-flying airplane. The airplane came into view and was descending in a nose-low attitude. She initially thought it was going to skim the water and perform a loop, but the airplane continued its descent until it impacted the water. The airplane flipped over and quickly sank.
Radar data captured the airplane as it departed to the south from Vashon Island, then turned northbound over the waterway on the west side of Vashon Island. The flight continued north over the water at an altitude of about 700 ft mean sea level (msl) until radar contact was lost about 0.1 nautical mile from the accident site.
Search efforts on the day of the accident were unsuccessful in locating the wreckage. On June 14, an independent dive team located the wreckage inverted on the sea floor at a depth of 176 ft below the surface. The airplane was not recovered at that time. When the dive team returned to recover the wreckage, it was no longer at that location and could not be located again.
The pilot's remains were not recovered.
Pilot Information
Certificate: Private
Age: 70, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine Land
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used:
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present:No
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 3 Without Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 12/16/2016
Occupational Pilot:
Last Flight Review or Equivalent:
Flight Time:
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Registration: N6AF
Model/Series: 150M M
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 1974
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal; Utility
Serial Number: 15076185
Landing Gear Type: Tricycle
Seats:
Date/Type of Last Inspection: Unknown
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 1601 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time:
Engine Manufacturer: CONT MOTOR
ELT:
Engine Model/Series: O-200 SERIES
Registered Owner: On file
Rated Power: 100 hp
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KSEA, 434 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 19 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 1653 PDT
Direction from Accident Site: 151°
Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 4000 ft agl
Visibility: 10 Miles
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 6 knots /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: None / None
Wind Direction: 270°
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: N/A / N/A
Altimeter Setting: 30.26 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 15°C / 8°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Snohomish, WA (S43)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: VFR
Destination: Bainbridge Island, WA
Type of Clearance: VFR
Departure Time:
Type of Airspace:
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Fatal
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Fire:None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Serious
Latitude, Longitude: 47.723889, -122.543889 (est)
Lee Elliott, 70, and his girlfriend Joan Burns were sightseeing over Elliott Bay near Bainbridge Island in the Cessna 150M on May 27th, 2018 when the aircraft crashed.
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — Flying low over Puget Sound, the Cessna 150M dipped toward the water, slammed down, flipped and began to sink, just off Bainbridge Island.
The plane's passenger managed to escape but suffered serious injuries. Its pilot was not so fortunate. His remains were not recovered, according to a factual investigation report released about the May 27, 2018, crash by the National Transportation Safety Board, which reviews transportation crashes.
The pilot was identified as 70-year-old Lee Elliott, a carpenter from Edmonds, following the crash. The report noted that his passenger, who was identified by Seattle media at the time as his girlfriend, was seriously injured and was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
Details in the report paint a picture of a beautiful May weekend day. The crash occurred during daylight hours, at about 5 p.m. No precipitation was falling, there was "no obscuration." The temperature was a seasonal 59 degrees. Winds were blowing at 6 knots.
No fire or explosion were noted, and Elliott’s passenger would tell investigators that there had been no mechanical problems with the plane before it went down.
The two took off from Snohomish and landed on Vashon Island, according to the report. Then: “After takeoff from Vashon Island, while flying over the water, the passenger told the pilot that she thought the airplane was too low. The pilot replied that they were fine and that they were able to fly safely 200 ft above the water. The passenger stated that the pilot looked down at the iPad (used for navigation) and she saw him push the flight control yoke forward. The airplane subsequently impacted the water and flipped over.”
The plane went down near the mouth of Eagle Harbor.
The Seattle television station KIRO 7 reported in 2018 that, according to family, the two had been on a sightseeing tour over Elliott Bay and had descended to get a closer look at a group of seals near the shore. That information is not mentioned in the factual report released by the NTSB on Monday.
“He loved to fly,” Elliott’s brother, Scott, told KIRO then. “To be honest with you, it was the way he would have wanted to go."
NTSB spokesman Terry Williams said the agency’s final report on the incident, which will have an analysis of the facts released in this week’s report and will have a determination of cause, will be released in the coming weeks.
A shoreside witness told investigators she had seen a low-flying plane that was descending and initially thought the plane was going to skim the water and perform a loop. But the plane continued its descent until it hit the water.
“The airplane flipped over and quickly sank,” the report said.
Inside the plane, the woman had blacked out. When she came to, she saw Elliott was slumped over, still restrained and appeared to be unconscious. She was able to escape the sinking craft and was rescued by a boat that had been near the crash site, but Elliott was presumed dead after a search.
The Coast Guard and other boaters in the area searched the area but were unsuccessful in locating Elliott or the wreckage. The search was called off the next day.
In June, a dive team located the hulk inverted on the seafloor, around 180 feet below water, the report noted. When the team returned to recover the wreckage, the plane was no longer at the location they had found it previously and could not be located again. Elliott’s remains were not recovered.
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BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. - The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 70-year-old man missing after a small plane crash in Bainbridge Island's Eagle Harbor.
Crews have been searching the harbor and surrounding area since Sunday afternoon, when the Cessna 150 two-seater aircraft plunged into the 100-foot-deep water there and sank.
A woman who was aboard the plane was rescued soon after the crash by Good Samaritans who jumped into their boats and headed to the crash site. Coast Guard officials said the injured woman, believed to be in her 60s, was found bleeding and floating in the water. She was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition.
But the 70-year-old man who was aboard the plane could not be found. The Coast Guard and other agencies searched throughout Sunday night and Monday morning, assisted by members of Seattle Harbor Patrol, North Kitsap Fire and Rescue, Bainbridge Police Department and about 20 Good Samaritan vessel crews.
A crew aboard the Kitsap Marine 81, a North Kitsap fire-rescue vessel, used a side-scan sonar to search the area but were unable to locate the sunken aircraft.
Searches were also conducted along the shores of the Eagle Harbor entrance, southern Bainbridge Island, and from Blakely Harbor to Restoration Point.
The search was finally suspended at around 2 p.m. Monday.
Coast Guard officials said they have been in touch with the families of the two plane crash victims.
"We extend our deepest condolences to those affected by this tragedy, as well as thank all of our partner agencies and community members who assisted with search efforts for their dedication and service to the public," the Coast Guard said in a prepared statement.
No pollution, no debris and no impact on marine traffic has been reported at the location and surrounding area of the crash, Coast Guard officials said.
The National Transportation Safety Board announced Sunday that it will investigate the crash.
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- United States Coast Guard Pacific Northwest
A Bainbridge Island Police Department boat crew searches for a 70-year-old man who went missing after his plane crashed in the water off Bainbridge Island, Washington, May 27, 2018.
Search efforts also included members of the Coast Guard, Seattle Harbor Patrol, North Kitsap Fire and Rescue, Seattle Fire Department and around 20 good Samaritan vessel crews.
U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin Lay.
“Coast Guard command personnel have been in contact with the families of those affected by the incident, and we extend our deepest condolences to those affected by this tragedy, as well as thank all of our partner agencies and community members who assisted with search efforts for their dedication and service to the public,” the Coast Guard said in a news release.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound were notified at 5:13 p.m. Sunday that people aboard a vessel in the area saw a plane crash into the water near Eagle Harbor and they were able to rescue a woman found bleeding and floating in the water.
The aircraft was reported as a 1974 two-seater, fixed-wing, single-engine airplane, with two people aboard and crashed in the water that’s about 100-feet deep. The injured woman, believed to be in her 60s, was found floating at the crash location and was taken to Harborview Medical Center in reportedly critical condition.
The circumstances behind the crash are still unknown at this time.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will now carry out an investigation.
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A small plane crashed in Eagle Harbor on Sunday near the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal.
Two people were onboard the plane when it crashed.
A 60-year-old woman was rescued and transported to Harborview Medical Center, where she is in critical condition.
A 70-year-old man remains missing, according to the Coast Guard.
The plane was reported down after 5 p.m. Sunday.
The Coast Guard identifies the aircraft as a '4-cycle, two-seater, single engine' plane built in 1974.
Allen Kenitzer with the Federal Aviation Administration says it crashed and sank in Eagle Harbor under 'unknown circumstances.'
The Coast Guard launched a rescue helicopter from Port Angeles and a boat crew from Station Seattle to aid in the search.
The Seattle Fire Department also sent a crew to assist local agencies.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will continue the investigation.
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