Amateur-built M-II accident near Everett, Washington, November 8, 1982
On November 8, 1982 at about 1:30 am local time, a amateur-built M-II, registered N33RF, was destroyed in an accident near Everett, 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 October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 8, 1982 · about 1:30 am local time
- Place
- Everett, Washington · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built M-II
- Registration
- N33RF · registry record · serial F351
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PILOT ACTING AS SAFETY PILOT FOR A FRIEND IN FORMATION UNDER THE HOOD IN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. HE NOTICED HIS FUEL WAS LOW, CALLED HIS FRIEND AND HEADED FOR HOME. WHEN HIS ENGINE QUIT 2 MILES FROM PAINE FIELD HE DITCHED. THE AIRCRAFT SANK AND WAS NOT RECOVERED.
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: 1,260 hours in all; 480 in this make and model; 23 in the last 90 days; 119 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 900 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-290-G (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire in flight and on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: C Bellingham WA at 4:50 pm
- Destination: C Seattle WA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 110° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 20,000 ft; scat at 1,400 ft
- Temperature: 117°F (47°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
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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