# Accident 20230731013589A: Fish Larry W LANCAIR 360, Renton, WA, July 31, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2023, 09:11 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Airport: Renton Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4931° N, 122.2157° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4931&lon=-122.2157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68XA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68XA-2023-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fish Larry W LANCAIR 360 (registry code 05623JO, https://openairdocs.org/model/fish-larry-w-lancair-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360-B1H (registry code 41884, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-b1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FISH LARRY W LANCAIR 360
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360-B1H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,077 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230731013589A

## Narrative

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

WHILE APPROACHING THE DOWNWIND THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, ALONG WITH A TEMPORARY LOSS OF INSTRUMENTATION POWER.  THE PILOT PROCEEDED DIRECTLY TO THE AIRPORT WITH A CONTINUED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. AS THE PILOT APPROACHED THE RUNWAY AT A RIGHT ANGLE THE PILOT BELIEVED THAT LANDING IN THAT DIRECT WOULD LEAD TO A COLLISION WITH BUILDINGS ON THE GROUND.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RIGHT TURN TO ALIGN WITH RUNWAY 34.  DURING THAT ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WING IMPACTED WITH A TAXIWAY, FOLLOWED BY THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN A GRASSY AREA IN-BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY.  THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WING HAD DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND BROKE INTO TWO PIECES.  THE EMPENNAGE ALSO HAD SHEARED OFF COMPLETELY DUE TO THE IMPACT.

## 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 WPR23LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA295), Jul 31, 2023: Fish Larry W Lancair 360 (N68XA), Renton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of electrical power due to low battery voltage, which resulted in an inflight shut down of the capacitor discharge ignition system and a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was…

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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