# NTSB CEN17WA343: Piper Piper PA-28RT-201, Wolferton, United Kingdom, September 11, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 11, 2017, 09:56 local (09:56 UTC)
- Place: Wolferton, United Kingdom
- Coordinates: 52.827499, 0.459444 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=52.8275&lon=0.4594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Piper, Lycoming, Air Accidents Investigation Branch
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA343
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95978/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA343

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 11, 2017, at 0956 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Piper PA-28RT-201 single-engine airplane, United Kingdom registration G-BHAY, serial number 28R-7918213, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power and an electrical system fire near Wolferton, Norfolk, United Kingdom. The pilot and his passenger were fatally injured.The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom government. Further information may be obtained from: Department for Transport Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 1252 510300 Fax: +44 (0) 1252 376999 E-mail: investigations@aaib.gov.uk Webpage: http://www.aaib.gov.uk This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB).

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-BHAY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION PIPER PA-28RT-201 (201)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R-7918213
- Engines: Lycoming IO-360-C1C6 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: In-Flight
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Alpha Yankee LTD
- Registered owner: Alpha Yankee LTD
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Equipment: Stall warning system

## Weather



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.

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