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| Date: | Sunday 30 October 2022 |
| Time: | 13:58 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 Cherokee Lance |
| Owner/operator: | Skybound Aviation, LLC |
| Registration: | N349SB |
| MSN: | 32R-7780480 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7189 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Evansville, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Taylorville Municipal Airport, IL (KTAZ) |
| Gallatin-Music City Executive Airport, TN (KXNX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting a personal cross-country flight. He performed a preflight inspection, and the takeoff and climb were normal. After flying for about 1 hour 10 minutes, the pilot felt the engine shake and noticed some abnormal indications on the engine monitor. He made some adjustments to the engine controls, and the engine smoothed out and ran normally. A few minutes later, the engine surged momentarily to full power and then returned to its previous power setting. The pilot diverted to a local airport, and the engine operated normally as the airplane descended. During the approach, which was conducted in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), the engine lost total power when the airplane was about 8 miles from the airport. The pilot attempted to restart the engine but was unsuccessful. The airplane exited the IMC and subsequently landed hard on a golf course, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, both wings, and horizontal stabilizer.
Postaccident examination of the airplane and extracted engine data revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane or engine. Given the available evidence for this accident investigation, the reason for the total loss of engine power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN23LA022
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N349SB/history/20221030/1715Z/KTAZ/KXNX
Location
Media:
Plane Crash- 1550 Mesker Park Dr, Helfrich Park Golf Course. A plane has crashed on the golf course near hole number 17. Four subjects on board the plane. EPD, VCSO, & EFD (1Q5 1E7 1E3 1R3 1D3) enroute.#ewatch
— EvansvilleWatch (@EvansvilleWatch) October 30, 2022
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2022 20:33 | harro | Added |
| 30-Oct-2022 20:38 | harro | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 30-Oct-2022 20:42 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Embed code, ] |
| 30-Oct-2022 23:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2022 08:04 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2022 11:01 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-Nov-2022 20:52 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jul-2023 07:21 | ASN Update Bot | Updated |
| 25-Jan-2024 15:07 | FxllenCode | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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