Cessna TU206G accident near Silverdale, Washington, December 10, 1987
On December 10, 1987 at about 7:00 pm local time, a Cessna TU206G, registered N4953Z, was substantially damaged in an accident near Silverdale, Washington (Apex airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 5 people were 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
- December 10, 1987 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Silverdale, Washington · Apex · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206G · all TU206Gs on the register
- Registration
- N4953Z · no longer on the register · serial 620606057
- 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
WHILE ON THE LNDG ROLL WITH A QTRG HDWND, THE ACFT ENCTRD A GUST WHICH PUSHED IT TO THE LEFT. THE PLT SAID HE APPLIED FULL RGT AILERON, BUT IT HAD NO EFFECT. AS THE ACFT WAS 'BEING BLOWN' TOWARD TREES, THE PLT APPLIED FULL RGT BRAKE. HE SAID THE LEFT WING TIP SWUNG FORWARD & DOWNWARD & HIT THE GROUND, THEN THE ACFT ROCKED FORWARD. THE LEFT WING, PROP & NOSE GEAR WERE DAMAGED DRG THE OCCURRENCE. THE PLT ESTD THE WIND WAS FROM THE SSW AT 10 GSTG 35 KTS.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,430 hours in all; 11 in this make and model; 210 in the last 90 days; 1,275 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,719 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, September 15, 1987; 35 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,300 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BFI Seattle WA at 6:40 pm
- Destination: S42 Silverdale WA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 17, 2,500 ft by 28 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 4,500 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 4 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N4953Z the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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