Cessna 210K accident near Anacortes, Washington, November 7, 1988
On November 7, 1988 at about 1:25 am local time, a Cessna 210K, registered N9495M, 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; 2 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
- November 7, 1988 · about 1:25 am local time
- Place
- Anacortes, Washington · Anacortes · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210K · all 210Ks on the register
- Registration
- N9495M · no longer on the register · serial 21059395
- 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
DURING A GUSTY CROSSWIND LANDING, TOUCHDOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED ABOUT 500 FEET PAST THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AT TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD A FLAT MAIN TIRE. THE PILOT MOMENTARILY ADDED POWER AFTER TOUCHDOWN TO GO-AROUND THEN DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE LANDING. DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE LANDING GEAR AND ITS SYSTEMS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY INSPECTED AND TESTED. NO ABNORMALITIES COULD BE FOUND. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THAT THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS.
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, flight instructor, flight engineer
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 12,000 hours in all; 75 in this make and model; 240 in the last 90 days; 78 in the last 30 days; 10,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,098 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 17, 1988; 24 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: S19 Friday Harbor WA at 1:10 am
- Destination: 74S Anacortes WA
- Runway 18, 3,000 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 240° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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