Cessna 207 accident near Anacortes, Washington, June 23, 1984
On June 23, 1984, a Cessna 207, registered N1755U, was substantially damaged in an accident near Anacortes, Washington (Anacortes airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 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
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 23, 1984
- Place
- Anacortes, Washington · Anacortes · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207 · all 207s on the register
- Registration
- N1755U · no longer on the register · serial 20700355
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED HE ADDED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS ON DOWNWIND AND APPLIED FULL FLAPS ON FINAL. A RAPID RATE OF DESCENT WAS EXPERIENCED 200 YARDS FROM TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT SAID HE ADDED POWER TO ARREST THE SINK RATE. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES ON FINAL. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED 10 DEGREES, THE FLAP ACTUATOR HANDLE WAS IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION AND THE FLAP CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS OUT. A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE ACFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND.
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: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,270 hours in all; 830 in this make and model; 250 in the last 90 days; 2,975 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,888 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 27, 1984; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: San Juan Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: S17 Orcas Island WA
- Destination: 74S
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 3,000 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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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Other NTSB records under N1755U the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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