ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264538
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| Date: | Thursday 24 June 2021 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II |
| Owner/operator: | Trident Aircraft Inc |
| Registration: | N2143G |
| MSN: | 28-7916176 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8649 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Easton/Newnam Field Airport (ESN/KESN), Easton, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Easton/Newnam Field Airport (ESN/KESN), Easton, MD |
| Easton/Newnam Field Airport (ESN/KESN), Easton, MD | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
The student pilot was conducting his first solo flight. After his second takeoff, while turning onto the downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern, he heard the engine lose power. At an altitude of 700 ft above ground level, he did not think he could make it back to the airport, so he maneuvered the airplane for a forced landing to a field. During the approach, the airplane stalled and impacted a construction area before reaching the field. A postcrash fire ensued.
Flight control cable continuity for the aileron, stabilator, and rudder cables were continuous from the cockpit to the respective control surfaces, except for separations consistent with recovery cuts near the wing roots and the tailcone. The engine cylinders were examined with a borescope and minor scoring was noted. No anomalies were noted with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation; however, due to the extent of the postcrash fire damage, the ignition and fuel systems could not be examined or tested, and the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA267
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 April 2008 | N2143G | 0 | Merritt Island Airport, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2021 22:07 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 25-Jun-2021 01:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2021 13:02 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2021 13:02 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Source] |
| 25-Jun-2021 19:46 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2021 22:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2023 19:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [[Nature, Source, Narrative]] |
| 14-Oct-2023 07:18 | nhofmann54 | Updated [[[Nature, Source, Narrative]]] |
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