# Accident 20171009016649A: Nanchang China CJ-6, Buckeye, AZ, October 9, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2017, 16:00 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6589° N, 112.6369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6589&lon=-112.6369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8NW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8NW-2018-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nanchang China CJ-6 (registry code 05628VC, https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NANCHANG CHINA CJ-6
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 405 total, 23 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171009016649A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A DECENT FOR BUCKEYE AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITH THE GEAR UP  CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR18LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA006), Oct 9, 2017: Nanchang China CJ 6 (N8NW), Buckeye, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the fuel pump’s diaphragm which resulted in fuel system contamination from air and or oil and caused the engine to lose power.

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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