ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 315859
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| Date: | Friday 23 June 2023 |
| Time: | 14:58 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28RT-201T Turbo Arrow IV |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N8446B |
| MSN: | 28R-8231001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4020 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360-FB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Baytown Airport (HPY/KHPY), Baytown, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Baytown, TX |
| Baytown, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
About 30 minutes into the local flight, 5 to 7 miles east of the airport, the engine began to run rough. The pilot leaned the fuel mixture and the engine returned to a normal operating condition. A few minutes later the engine began to run rough again. The pilot enriched the fuel mixture, turned on the auxiliary fuel pump to the low position, and the engine returned to a normal operating condition. The pilot returned to the airport, entered a left downwind, and elected to fly a normal traffic pattern. When the airplane was on the final leg of the traffic pattern and about 1/2 to 1 mile from the airport, the engine lost total power. The pilot was unable to make the airport and executed a forced landing to an adjacent field. During the forced landing, the landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest upright. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage.
A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Due to impact related damage, the engine could not be functionally tested and the reason for the total loss of engine power was not determined.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the subsequent impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN23LA259
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8446B
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N8446B/history/20230623/1933Z/KHPY/KHPY
Location
Media:
Here is a photo from Air 11 on the plane crash in Baytown. Only one person was onboard the plane when it made an emergency landing in a field near the Baytown Airport. #khou11 #HouNews
— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) June 23, 2023
READ: https://t.co/XnSsEHHGRk pic.twitter.com/ARXN9F5dCP
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2023 05:26 | harro | Added |
| 24-Jun-2023 05:27 | harro | Updated |
| 24-Jun-2023 08:00 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 29-Jun-2023 01:35 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 28-Apr-2024 09:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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