# Accident 20130314004469A: Piper PA-23-250, Tyonek, AK, March 14, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2013, 15:00 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0805° N, 151.1605° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0805&lon=-151.1605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6008Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6008Y-2017-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130314004469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE  WAS AT 1500 FEET IN A  SNOW STORM WHEN BOTH FUEL INJECTED ENGINES QUIT.  PILOT SWITCHED TANKS TURNED AROUND HEADING FOR TYONEK.

PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE RESTARTED BUT IT QUIT AGAIN AND THAT HE WAS AT 100 FEET.  PILOT STATED THAT HE PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A CLEARING

## 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 ANC13LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA033), Mar 14, 2013: Piper PA-23-250 (N6008Y), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power of both engines for reasons that could not be determined because the engines were not made available for examination.

## Other reports on N6008Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19970807028329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970807028329I), Aug 7, 1997: Piper PA23250 (N6008Y), Iliamna, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: Mr. Whittom landed his Piper aztec with the landing gear in the up position. The aircraft landed on its belly. Mr. Whittom stated that he was…

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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