Piper PA-30 accident near McCall, ID
On September 29, 2001, a Piper PA-30 (airplane) was involved in an accident near McCall, ID. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 29, 2001
- Place
- McCall, ID
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 44.870°N, 116.104°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011030X02160
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 29, 2001, approximately 1126 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-30 airplane, N954S, impacted a cattle pasture approximately 3/4 mile south of the approach end of runway 34 at McCall Airport, McCall, Idaho, while on approach to runway 34 at McCall. The airplane was substantially damaged by impact forces and a post-crash fire, and the private pilot, who owned the airplane and was its sole occupant, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions were reported by the airport's automated surface observation system (ASOS) at 1050, and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR 91 personal flight from Friedman Memorial Airport, Hailey, Idaho, which departed Friedman Memorial at 1017. Another pilot, who was operating a Mooney airplane in the McCall traffic pattern at the time, reported to an FAA investigator that he heard the accident pilot call left base for runway 34 on the airport's common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF). This pilot reported that the accident pilot's base call sounded normal, with no sign of distress in the accident pilot's voice. The Mooney pilot, who reported he was on downwind when he heard the accident pilot's base call, reported that he did not see the accident aircraft until it had crashed. Three individuals provided witness statements to the Valley County, Idaho, Sheriff's Department. The first witness reported seeing a small plane "that looked like it was having trouble", and (the witness thought) "flying too low." This witness reported that the airplane was flying south and "made a sharp turn to the East, but was dip
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a loss of power on the left engine, resulting in loss of aircraft control. Factors included a loss of power on the left engine for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to properly configure the airplane for the engine-out condition.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
