ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36599
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| Date: | Friday 16 November 1990 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-301R |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N8473H |
| MSN: | 8213015 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2195 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alton, NH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Manchester, NH (MHT) |
| Laconia, NH (LCI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT AND HIS GIRLFRIEND WERE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, TO LACONIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE EXPEREINCED TOTAL POWER FAILURE. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT AS SOON AS THE PILOT DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPILOT, THE ENGINE FAILED. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE MADE BUT WERE FUTILE. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, ALTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT SHE AND THE PILOT CLIMBED OUT ON THE WING OF THE AIRPLANE AND MOMENTS LATER, AS THE AIRCRAFT SANK, ATTEMPTED TO SWIM ASHORE. THE PASSENGER SAID WHEN SHE GOT TO THE SHORE SHE COULD NOT LOCATE THE PILOT. SHE WAS EVENTUALLY RESCUED. THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND AND RECOVERED ONE WEEK LATER AND BROUGHT TO A HANGAR IN ALTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, FOR EXAMINATION. THE PILOT’S BODY WAS NOT FOUND. HE LIKELY SUFFERED HYPOTHERMIA AND DROWNED; DARKNESS WAS SETTING IN WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND HE LIKELY BECAME DISORIENTATED WHILST TRYING TO FIND THE SHORE. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THERE WAS APPROPRIATE FUEL ON BOARD AND THE FUEL WAS NOT CONTAMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY. NO ENGINE OR AIRFRAME ANOMALIES WERE NOTED. CAUSE: THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE SEVERITY OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN IN WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS MADE.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001212X24682
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 24-Jan-2019 13:51 | liamdaniel98 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2019 16:17 | liamdaniel98 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2019 19:08 | liamdaniel98 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2019 06:44 | liamdaniel98 | Updated [Narrative] |
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