20041023028409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Namer HARVARD2 · Gilbert, SC · October 23, 2004

Date: October 23, 2004 · 17:50 local
Place: Gilbert, SC
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N92871
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL05LA009
Reported as: Namer HARVARD2
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,022 total297 in this make and model185 in the last 90 days

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) On October 23, 2004, the pilot in command, a commercial pilot, was operating N92871 on a FAR part 91 flight in the vicinity of Gilbert, SC. The aircraft experienced an engine power loss and crashed into a wooded area. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot-in-command and one passenger were both fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 23, 2004, THE PILOT IN COMMAND, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS OPERATING N92871 ON A FAR PART 91 FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF GILBERT, SC. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS AND CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND ONE PASSENGER WERE BOTH FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL05LA009Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportLeesville, SCLoss of engine power due to fuel system contamination which blocked the flow of fuel which resulted in fuel starvation.Oct 23, 2004 · Substantial damage