ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131885
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| Date: | Saturday 20 November 1999 |
| Time: | 20:31 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 Archer II |
| Owner/operator: | J. K. Vining Inc. |
| Registration: | N4148X |
| MSN: | 2843275 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 37 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 600 nm from Hilo, Hawaii, HI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Santa Barbara, CA |
| (KITO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot ditched the airplane at sea following the failure and seizure of the engine. The FAA had issued a special airworthiness certificate for a ferry flight for the new airplane on November 15, 1999. The airplane had been modified with a special 110-gallon synthetic fuel bladder located behind the pilot's seat. The airplane took off at 0630 PST for the trans Pacific flight to Hawaii, and eventually Sydney, Australia. The pilot said that the flight was normal until they were approximately 600 nautical miles from Hilo, when they noticed a gradual loss of oil pressure accompanied by an increasing oil temperature. The pilot called the U.S. Coast Guard for assistance and they launched an airplane to provide an escort towards Hilo. The pilot stated that the engine seized when they were approximately 340 miles from Hilo. A complete loss of oil pressure and a knocking sound from the engine preceded the seizure. A merchant ship rescued the pilot and his passenger after they spent about 10 hours in the ocean. The pilot stated that the airplane had undergone a 50-hour inspection, and that it had about 35-38 hours total time on it when it sank.
Probable Cause: An oil starvation induced failure and seizure of the engine. The reasons for the oil starvation event are undetermined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX00LA039
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 09:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2023 14:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 07-Apr-2024 16:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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