# Accident 20060710013509A: Piper PA31350, Easton, WA, July 10, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2006, 17:35 local time
- Place: Easton, WA
- Airport: Easton State Airport`
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: APCA
- Location: 47.2483° N, 121.1786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2483&lon=-121.1786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40ST-2008-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,460 total, 102 in this make and model, 196 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060710013509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH 10 SM VISIBILITY. PILOT LEFT GEG ENROUTE TO BFI WITH ABOUT 300# OF FREIGHT ON BOARD, A LIGHT LOAD FOR A NAVAJO MODEL AIRCRAFT. HE FUELED AT BFI BEFORE LEAVING FOR GEG AND DID NOT TAKE ON FUEL IN SPOKANE. HE REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND INDICATED HE WAS NOT MAKING ENOUGH POWER TO MAKE IT TO BFI. HE DIVERTED TO EASTON STATE AIRPORT. HE HIT A TREE ON APPROACH, LOST LEFT WING OUTBOARD OF ENGINE NACELL, ROLLED INVERTED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 220 FEET BEYOND TREE. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ANOTHER 25 FEET, CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. WRECKAGE LOCATED IN BACK YARD OF HOME AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENGINES DID NOT SEEM TO BE MAKING POWER AT TIME OF IMPACT. ADEQUATE FUEL ON BOARD TO CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO BURN LEAVING VERY LITTLE RECOGNIZABLE PARTS OR FREIGHT.

## 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 SEA06FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA139), Jul 11, 2006: Piper PA-31-350 (N40ST), Easton, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of power in both engines for undetermined reasons while in cruise flight, leading to an attempted forced landing. Factors include unfavorable winds at the site of the forced landing, and…

## Other reports on N40ST (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880302016039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880302016039I), Mar 2, 1988: Piper PA31350 (N40ST), Tulsa, OK. Windshield fogged when engine started. Defroster unable to clear. Limited visibility caused PIC to taxi off runway.
- [Incident 19870727069459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870727069459I), Jul 27, 1987: Piper PA31350 (N40ST), Tulsa, OK. Smoke and sparks from under glare shield as map light wire shorted. Maintenance disconnected wires pulled breaker.

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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