ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140304
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| Date: | Thursday 8 December 2011 |
| Time: | 15:57 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2611R |
| MSN: | 28R-35669 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3869 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coupeville, WA (located on Whidbey Island) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Oak Harbor, WA (NUW) |
| Oak Harbor, WA (NUW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses located adjacent to the accident site reported observing the accident airplane approaching their position at a low altitude while over water and that it appeared as if the pilot were attempting to land in an open prairie located at the top of a cliff. The witnesses stated that as the airplane moved closer, they did not hear the engine as the airplane impacted a bluff just below a ridgeline and a postimpact fire ensued. One witness stated that it appeared the propeller was windmilling before impact with terrain. First responders extinguished the fire with an unspecified amount of water from a fire truck. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. However, during the postaccident examination, evidence of water was located within the airframe fuel filter and engine fuel flow divider. Due to the damage sustained to the airframe and engine, it could not be determined if the water was introduced into the system during postaccident firefighting efforts or from another source.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal evidence of preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2011 23:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Dec-2011 23:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2011 02:28 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 13-Dec-2011 16:39 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location] |
| 13-Dec-2011 23:36 | Geno | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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