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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hatcher Roderick R CH701 · Albrghtsville, PA · October 15, 2016

Date
October 15, 2016 · 17:00 local
Place
Albrghtsville, PA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3701M
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA17LA016
Reported as
Hatcher Roderick R CH701
Reported engine
JABIRU 3300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
530 total56 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During cruise flight aircraft engine began to loose power and eventually lost power completely. Aircraft landed in wooded area, no open fields or roads were available to the pilot for landing.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND EVENTUALLY LOST POWER COMPLETELY. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN WOODED AREA, NO OPEN FIELDS OR ROADS WERE AVAILABLE TO THE PILOT FOR LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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