ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134075
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| Date: | Friday 20 December 1996 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Stinson 108-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Yelm Aviation |
| Registration: | N233C |
| MSN: | 108-3233 |
| Engine model: | Franklin 6A4-165-B3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Friday Harbor, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | , WA (KFHR) |
| Yelm, WA (WA72) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After takeoff, the airplane was climbing through 2,500 feet mean sea level (MSL), when the engine began to vibrate severely and make loud metallic banging sounds. After about 10 seconds, the engine experienced a full loss of power, and the pilot was unable to get it restarted. Because he was too far from shore to be able to glide to land, he elected to ditch the airplane next to a fishing trawler. The airplane nosed over at impact with the water and sank to a depth of about 300 feet after the pilot safely egressed. The airplane and its maintenance log books were not recovered.
Probable Cause: failure of the engine (powerplant) for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident include: being over water at the time of power failure.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA97LA039
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Apr-2024 17:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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