- Date
- April 23, 1986, 19:00 local (Apr 24, 1986, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mattawa, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N57608Piper PA-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 40391
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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.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Terrain condition - none suitableFactor
On ground/water collision with object
Object - fence
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff a loss of pwr occurred accompanied by an eng vibration. A forced landing was made onto a highway where a x-wind existed. Directional control was lost and the acft veered into a ditch and struck a fence before coming to a stop. No reason for the pwr loss could be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57608
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36-7660008
- Airframe hours
- 2,364
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-720-D1C, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Sun Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 1, 1986 · 1,471 hours before
- Departed
- S70 · Othello, WA
- Destination
- 74WA · Mattawa, WA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,070 total · 50 in this make and model · 4,992 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F