# Accident 20170826010489A: Paul Gaywood E CH 601 HD, Goldendale, WA, August 26, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2017, 08:30 local time
- Place: Goldendale, WA
- Airport: Goldendale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8319° N, 120.8453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8319&lon=-120.8453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9066F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9066F-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Paul Gaywood E CH 601 HD (registry code 0561005, https://openairdocs.org/model/paul-gaywood-e-ch-601-hd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAUL GAYWOOD E CH 601 HD
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 226 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170826010489A

## Narrative

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

08/26/2017:  ON TAKE OFF N9066F EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING PILOT TO LAND AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD NEAR GOLDENDALE AIRPORT (520). THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE TO ALL PARTS OF WINGS, FUSELAGE, LANDING GEAR, AND PROPELLER.

THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.  (CUT TO NOSE).  UPON ARRIVAL TO THE AIRCRAFT I FOUND THE FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH TO BE IN THE OFF POSITION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD SHUT IT OFF AFTER 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 WPR17LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA194), Aug 26, 2017: Paul Gaywood E CH 601 HD (N9066F), Goldendale, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total 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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