# NTSB CEN17WA349: Piper PA31, N250AC, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, United Kingdom, June 9, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 9, 2017, 17:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place: Caernarfon, Gwynedd, United Kingdom
- Coordinates: 53.100555, -4.337777
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.1006&lon=-4.3378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA349
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96005/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA349

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-31, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=7103103), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On June 9, 2017, at 1705 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA31, N250AC, impacted terrain during landing at Caernarfon Airport (EGCK), Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and fire. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from an unknown location. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the United Kingdom. Any further information may be obtained from the Air Accidents Investigative Branch (AAIB): Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1252 510300 Fax: +44 (0)1252 376999 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the AAIB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N250AC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250AC-2018-08-18), registration cancelled 2018-08-18, S/N 31-7612040 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (registry code 7103103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 31-7612040
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee
- Airport: Caernarfon Airport
- Equipment: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

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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