What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident occurred at approximately 1745Z hours (1245LOCAL) approximately 1-mile north of Ebensburg Airport (9G8) Ebensburg, PA. The pilot notified the cambria county 911 call center by cell phone from the accident site. The pilot and his daughter through phone conversation guided emergency personnel to the site of the accident. There were four (4) family members in the aircraft, all four (4) individuals where taken by ambulance and helicopter to conemaugh hospital located in johnstown, PA, with non-life threatening injuries.
The wreckage was located near beulah road, approximately .4 miles back an access trail for the Pennsylvania game lands. It was headed at an angle of 176 degrees, 1 mile from the Ebensburg Airport, runway 7.
The aircraft sustained substantial damage. It initially impacted the trees left wing low approximately 1800 feet from where the fuselage came to rest. The right wing had a secondary strike separating the outboard section of the wing from the aircraft after the initial impact. The left wing was separated and bent back and upward where the leading edge was facing the cabin area of the aircraft. Both engines were intact. Both propellers had no evidence of either engine producing power. Control continuity appeared to be in place with the consideration of flight control damage. Oil levels on the left and right engine dip sticks were barely visible indicating very low oil. Both throttles were pulled back to lean and mixture levers were at full rich. The right fuel selector was in the on position and the left fuel selector was in the x (crossfeed) position. The landing gear switch was in the up position. All circuit breakers were engaged. The battery switch and left and right alternators were in the on position. The left engine mag switches were off and the right engine mag switches were on. The landing lights and nav light switches were off, the pitot heat switch was on, and the left and right fuel pump switches were in high. The hobbs meter read 3504.
After two days, the trees showed some evidence of fuel atomizing from both fuel tanks being ruptured during the tree strikes. There was no residual fuel in the tanks, and there was no fuel smell in the soil where the remains of the fuel tanks where located.
The shadin fuel flow indicator was removed for testing and data removal by the NTSB. The emergency locator transmitter was removed and disabled. There was no indication it was transmitting.
On November 27, 2017, the pilot was interviewed at the conemaugh hospital located in johnstown, PA. He provided a written statement to inspector shannon.
The aircraft?s left engine experienced low oil pressure and subsequent engine failure on approach to (9G8) Ebensburg Airport, Ebensburg, PA. After a failed landing approach to runway 7 the right engine also failed leading to the aircraft crashing in a wooded area.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1745Z HOURS (1245LOCAL) APPROXIMATELY 1-MILE NORTH OF EBENSBURG AIRPORT (9G8) EBENSBURG, PA. THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE CAMBRIA COUNTY 911 CALL CENTER BY CELL PHONE FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE PILOT AND HIS DAUGHTER THROUGH PHONE CONVERSATION GUIDED EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO THE SITE OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE FOUR (4) FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE AIRCRAFT, ALL FOUR (4) INDIVIDUALS WHERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE AND HELICOPTER TO CONEMAUGH HOSPITAL LOCATED IN JOHNSTOWN, PA, WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.
THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED NEAR BEULAH ROAD, APPROXIMATELY .4 MILES BACK AN ACCESS TRAIL FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA GAME LANDS. IT WAS HEADED AT AN ANGLE OF 176 DEGREES, 1 MILE FROM THE EBENSBURG AIRPORT, RUNWAY 7.
THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. IT INITIALLY IMPACTED THE TREES LEFT WING LOW APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET FROM WHERE THE FUSELAGE CAME TO REST. THE RIGHT WING HAD A SECONDARY STRIKE SEPARATING THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE WING FROM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT. THE LEFT WING WAS SEPARATED AND BENT BACK AND UPWARD WHERE THE LEADING EDGE WAS FACING THE CABIN AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH ENGINES WERE INTACT. BOTH PROPELLERS HAD NO EVIDENCE OF EITHER ENGINE PRODUCING POWER. CONTROL CONTINUITY APPEARED TO BE IN PLACE WITH THE CONSIDERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROL DAMAGE. OIL LEVELS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE DIP STICKS WERE BARELY VISIBLE INDICATING VERY LOW OIL. BOTH THROTTLES WERE PULLED BACK TO LEAN AND MIXTURE LEVERS WERE AT FULL RICH. THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE ON POSITION AND THE LEFT FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE X (CROSSFEED) POSITION. THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS IN THE UP POSITION. ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE ENGAGED. THE BATTERY SWITCH AND LEFT AND RIGHT ALTERNATORS WERE IN THE ON POSITION. THE LEFT ENGINE MAG SWITCHES WERE OFF AND THE RIGHT ENGINE MAG SWITCHES WERE ON. THE LANDING LIGHTS AND NAV LIGHT SWITCHES WERE OFF, THE PITOT HEAT SWITCH WAS ON, AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL PUMP SWITCHES WERE IN HIGH. THE HOBBS METER READ 3504.
AFTER TWO DAYS, THE TREES SHOWED SOME EVIDENCE OF FUEL ATOMIZING FROM BOTH FUEL TANKS BEING RUPTURED DURING THE TREE STRIKES. THERE WAS NO RESIDUAL FUEL IN THE TANKS, AND THERE WAS NO FUEL SMELL IN THE SOIL WHERE THE REMAINS OF THE FUEL TANKS WHERE LOCATED.
THE SHADIN FUEL FLOW INDICATOR WAS REMOVED FOR TESTING AND DATA REMOVAL BY THE NTSB. THE EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER WAS REMOVED AND DISABLED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION IT WAS TRANSMITTING.
ON NOVEMBER 27, 2017, THE PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED AT THE CONEMAUGH HOSPITAL LOCATED IN JOHNSTOWN, PA. HE PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO INSPECTOR SHANNON.
THE AIRCRAFT?S LEFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED LOW OIL PRESSURE AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE ON APPROACH TO (9G8) EBENSBURG AIRPORT, EBENSBURG, PA. AFTER A FAILED LANDING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 7 THE RIGHT ENGINE ALSO FAILED LEADING TO THE AIRCRAFT CRASHING IN A WOODED AREA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.