- Date
- October 13, 2005, 17:00 local (Oct 14, 2005, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Medical Lake, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- UNREGNorth Wing Apache ST Trike
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 62730
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power while maneuvering for undetermined reasons.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The unregistered aircraft lost power while maneuvering in VFR conditions. The reason for the loss of power was not determined.
Factual narrative
The unregistered aircraft lost power while maneuvering. The reason for the loss of power was not determined. This report is based on information received by the NTSB. Additional details may be found in the NTSB's public docket for this case. For further information, please contact the NTSB Office of Public Inquiries.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- North Wing Apache ST Trike
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 42122
- Engine
- Rotax 582, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Registered owner
- Martin Fitzgerald
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- Medical Lake, WA
- Airport
- NONE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Flight hours
- 129 total · 111 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day