# Accident 20000618012209A: Piper PA16, Vancouver, WA, June 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2000, 16:30 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Evergreen Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6303° N, 122.5206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6303&lon=-122.5206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5995H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5995H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000618012209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT HAD WASHED THE AIRCRAFT BELONGING TO A FRIEND, WHEN HE DECIDED TO FLY AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PILOT CLAIMS THAT THE ENGINE QUIT, AND HE MOMENTARILY STALLED AT 150 FEET, THEN ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT, CRASHING 250 FEET OFF THE LEFT END OF THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA00LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA109), Jun 18, 2000: Piper PA-16 (N5995H), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to determine the aircraft's airworthiness before flight, resulting in operation of the aircraft in an unairworthy condition and consequent fuel starvation, and his subsequent…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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