- Date
- March 17, 1984, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Battleground, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3347PPiper PA 23-1300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840317006069A
- Case key
- 39883
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Analysis
The acft had been parked on the ground for 2 yrs. Prior to the flt, it had been run-up several times. There was about 20 gal of fuel in each tank. The plt checked the fuel before takeoff & some water was found. He drained the fuel until no water was found. The plt elected to ferry the acft to another arpt for an annual inspection, which was overdue. He took off without obtaining a ferry permit. During the takeoff (from rwy 15), the left eng began a popping noise, then quit running. The plt feathered the left prop & circled to land. He 'got to close to the rwy to land on 15 again & continued around for 33.' However,the right began losing power. The plt maneuver to avoid trees & landed wheels-up in a field beside the arpt. The right eng quit running just before he landed. Water was found in all 4 fuel tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3347P
- Reported as
- Piper PA 23-1300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3800
- Airframe hours
- 4,848
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320 BIA, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James S. Woolridge
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 6, 1981
- Departed
- WAO5 · Battleground, WA
- Destination
- OS6 · Vancouver, WA
- Airport
- WAO5 · Goheen Airport
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,700 total · 365 in this make and model · 2,300 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,400 ft broken
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PDX, 14 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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