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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Pierre, SD · October 23, 2023

Date: October 23, 2023 · 16:00 local
Place: Pierre, SD
Airport: Pierre Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N92884
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN24LA020
Reported as: Piper PA 46-350P
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,800 total

N92884Registered now · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4636107 · Built 1997 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Upon enroute climb out to the southwest of pir engine had uncommaned engine flameout. Attempted restart unsuccessful. Notified msp center of situation as glide back towards pir attempted. Shortly after total electrical failure occurred. Performed off airport belly landing approximately 2 miles nw of pir. Elderly passenger with previous health problems

Was wearing seat belt in fwd facing rear seat adjacent to main cabin door was overcome and passed away.

As the FAA filed it

UPON ENROUTE CLIMB OUT TO THE SOUTHWEST OF PIR ENGINE HAD UNCOMMANED ENGINE FLAMEOUT. ATTEMPTED RESTART UNSUCCESSFUL. NOTIFIED MSP CENTER OF SITUATION AS GLIDE BACK TOWARDS PIR ATTEMPTED. SHORTLY AFTER TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED. PERFORMED OFF AIRPORT BELLY LANDING APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NW OF PIR. ELDERLY PASSENGER WITH PREVIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS

WAS WEARING SEAT BELT IN FWD FACING REAR SEAT ADJACENT TO MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS OVERCOME AND PASSED AWAY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN24LA020Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPierre, SDThe total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s improper configuration of the automatic fuel transfer system. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to adequately monitor the header tank’s fuel quantity.Oct 23, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N92884 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20150724012599ILanding: Rollout · Hayden, COOn July 24th, the instructor gave the pilot on the controls a simulated power off emergency. The pilot executed an simulated power off approach to runway 28 at khdn. After touchdown, aircraft begin to oscillate back and forth across the centerline. The…Jul 24, 2015 · Minor damage Incident 20140903014789ILanding: Touchdown · Salt Lake City, UTPilot stated approach to landing was normal. Upon touchdown he began to slow the aircraft using bets reversing with the prop. Aircraft began to veer to right and he began braking which slowed the deviation to the right, but did not stop it. Aircraft exited…Sep 3, 2014 · Minor damage