ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385291
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 October 2000 |
| Time: | 15:06 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8603E |
| MSN: | 28-7690179 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2137 hours |
| Engine model: | Textron Lyc. O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Zolfo Springs, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bartow, FL (KBOW) |
| Wauchula, FL (FD06) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to a controller at Bartow Municipal Airport's Air Traffic Control Tower, the pilot had been in radio communications contact with the tower, and at 1404, he made a transmission stating, "Bartow Tower N8603E, 26 south my engine quit and I can see Wauchula Airport but I can't make it." According to the controller, the pilot further indicated that he was going to attempt a forced landing in an open field. The controller stated that he then declared an emergency for the pilot of N8603E, notifying Hardee County Emergency Services. At 1536,deputies with the Hardee County Sheriff's Office discovered the accident aircraft at the southern edge of the pasture, with about 0.5 miles of open, flat pasture behind the apparent touchdown point. The aircraft had incurred substantial damage, and pilot was fatally injured. There were no witnesses to the accident. During the landing rollout, the aircraft had impacted a tree with the left wing, and had continued on, impacting another tree at the propeller's spinner. After recovery from the pasture, the airframe, flight controls, and engine were given detailed examinations, and the engine was operated. No anomalies were found with the accident aircraft's airframe, flight controls, or engine.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the pilot executing a forced landing to an open field, and the aircraft subsequently impacting a tree during the landing rollout.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA01FA021
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Apr-2024 17:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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