# Accident 20161015024729A: Hatcher Roderick R CH701, Albrghtsville, PA, October 15, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2016, 17:00 local time
- Place: Albrghtsville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9750° N, 75.5367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9750&lon=-75.5367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3701M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3701M-2018-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hatcher Roderick R CH701 (registry code 05630K7, https://openairdocs.org/model/hatcher-roderick-r-ch701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HATCHER RODERICK R CH701
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 56 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161015024729A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA17LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA016), Oct 15, 2016: Hatcher Roderick R CH701 (N3701M), Albrightsville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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