From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft lost power en route from ketchikan, AK to Bellingham, WA. Pilot was on approach to Bellingham iap after flying through a rainstorm when his aircraft engine stopped. He made an emergency landing on a road. After inspecting a fuel sample it appears water may have been introduced into the tank. It was determined sufficient fuel was on board to conduct his intended flight.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER EN ROUTE FROM KETCHIKAN, AK TO BELLINGHAM, WA. PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO BELLINGHAM IAP AFTER FLYING THROUGH A RAINSTORM WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD. AFTER INSPECTING A FUEL SAMPLE IT APPEARS WATER MAY HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED INTO THE TANK. IT WAS DETERMINED SUFFICIENT FUEL WAS ON BOARD TO CONDUCT HIS INTENDED FLIGHT.
Other reports on N4707U · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.