# Accident 20140717012499A: Piper PA-30, Othello, WA, July 17, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2014, 14:30 local time
- Place: Othello, WA
- Airport: Othello Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3167° N, 119.1333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3167&lon=-119.1333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7981Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7981Y-2015-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320-C1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 756 total, 80 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140717012499A

## Narrative

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

WHILE DEPARTING OTHELLO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (S70) TO THE WEST, SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND SLID TO A STOP ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND THE FUSELAGE. FOUR SOULS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. ALL EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNASSISTED.

## 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 WPR14LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA298), Jul 17, 2014: Piper PA 30 (N7981Y), Othello, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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