ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68913
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| Date: | Saturday 10 October 2009 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Taylorcraft BC-12D1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N44362 |
| MSN: | 10162 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4515 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A&C65 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1.3 miles northwest of Skokomish, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Westport, WA (14S) |
| Snohomish, WA (S43) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After refueling his airplane in the early afternoon, the pilot departed to a destination unknown to anyone else. When he did not return, he was reported missing and a search ensued for the airplane. About seven months later, the airplane's wreckage was discovered in thick underbrush on a ridge of densely forested hilly terrain. The airplane's left wing had impacted two conifer trees near their tops, resulting in the outboard four feet of the wing separating at that location. The airplane had traveled another 115 feet through the forest, with its wings impacting several other trees, before coming to rest inverted in the underbrush. Examination of the propeller blades and observation of cleanly cut tree sections along the wreckage path revealed evidence of engine rotation at the point of initial impact. A full engine teardown inspection did not reveal any evidence of anomalies that would have existed at the time of the accident and that would have kept the engine from developing full rated horsepower.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while flying over hilly, forested terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.diamondpilots.blogspot.com/2009/10/searchers-look-for-missing-pilot-set-up.html]
https://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091014/NEWS01/710149824
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=44362&x=0&y=0
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20091020X65250&key=1
http://www.airnav.com/airport/14S
http://www.airnav.com/airport/S43
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000249484.html
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2009 21:02 | Geno | Added |
| 13-Oct-2009 02:28 | TB | Updated |
| 14-Oct-2009 04:49 | slowkid | Updated |
| 28-Oct-2011 02:38 | Geno | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 17:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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