Yakima - Yakima

On January 17, 1991 at 12:00 AM, Yakima - Yakima experienced a crash involving Beechcraft U-21 Ute, operated by United States Army, with the event recorded near Yakima-Vagabond AAF Washington.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a local training mission at Yakima-Vagabond AAF. On final approach, the crew shut down the left engine to simulate a failure when the aircraft rolled to the left, lost height and crashed about 500 yards short of runway threshold. Both pilots were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration 67-18121, MSN LM-117, year of manufacture 1967.