# Accident 20020823023289A: Piper PA14, Eastsound, WA, August 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2002, 21:00 local time
- Place: Eastsound, WA
- Airport: Orcas Island Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6106° N, 122.8606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6106&lon=-122.8606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5170H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5170H-2005-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020823023289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SHUTDOWN DURING FLIGHT AT ABOUT 1500 FEET. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENTLY DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE EAST SOUND ABOUT 300 FEET OFF ORCAS ISLAND. THE PILOT REPORTED AV-GAS 100LL FUEL LEVELS WERE AT FULL. DURING THE WEEK FOLLOWING THE WRECK, THE OWNER REPORTS HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. RECOVERY EFFORTS WERE THWARTED DUE TO LOCAL TIDES AND CURRENT CARRYING THE WRECKAGE INTO DEEPER WATERS. THE OWNER HAS KEPT A LOG OF HIS RECOVERY EFFORTS. INCLUDED IN THE WRECKAGE WERE THE AIRCRAFT & PILOT LOGBOOKS THEREFORE THE AIRCRAFT & PILOT TIMES PROVIDED IN THIS REPORT ARE ESTIMATES. WITHOUT THE WRECKAGE & LOGBOOKS THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN CANNOT BE DETERMINED.

## 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 SEA02LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA163), Aug 24, 2002: Piper PA-14 (N5170H), Eastsound, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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