# Accident 20100317029599A: Piper PA-28R-200, Eliza Island, WA, March 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2010, 10:55 local time
- Place: Eliza Island, WA
- Airport: Eliza Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6539° N, 122.5869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6539&lon=-122.5869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1KU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1KU-2010-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100317029599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LEFT BLI, ABOUT 7 MILES OUT ENGINE SURGED, THEN QUIT, DEAD STICKED IT INTO ELIZA ISLAND, GRASS STRIP, ON LANDING, GEAR HIT BURM, GEAR DETACHED, AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO STOP.

## 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 WPR10LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA165), Mar 17, 2010: Piper PA-28R-200 (N1KU), Eliza Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the failure of maintenance personnel to tighten a fitting on the propeller governor oil line, which resulted in a loss of engine oil and…

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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