Amateur-built SPORT 1 accident near Battleground, Washington, July 17, 1982
On July 17, 1982 at about 8:00 pm local time, a amateur-built SPORT 1, registered N610S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Battleground, Washington. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 17, 1982 · about 8:00 pm local time · cases in 1982
- Place
- Battleground, Washington · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built SPORT 1
- Registration
- N610S · registry record · serial JV6220
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT TOOKOFF FROM A ROUGH TURF FIELD ADJACENT TO A SCHOOL AFTER A PARADE FEATURING HIS PLANE. THE DAY WAS HOT AND THE FIELD WAS SHORT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR 60 FOOT TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 502 hours in all; 250 in this make and model; 28 in the last 90 days; 7 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 650 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 2 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,500 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental C-85-8F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Battleground WA at 1:00 pm
- Destination: 59S Vancouver WA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 32, 900 ft by 200 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 290° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 189°F (87°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:50 pm from PDX, 12 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N610S on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Engine: Continental C-85-8F 18 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,713 since 1982 · 362 in the last ten years
- Washington 10,644 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/SEA82DA114.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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