Piper PA-28R-200 accident near Coupeville, WA
On December 8, 2011, a Piper PA-28R-200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Coupeville, WA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 8, 2011
- Place
- Coupeville, WA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 48.183°N, 122.633°W
- NTSB ID
- 20111210X25143
Official records · WPR12FA058
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 8, 2011, about 1557 Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N2611R, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Coupeville, Washington. The airplane was registered to Whidbey Island Navy Flying Club, Oak Harbor, Washington, and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a company flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The local flight originated from the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (NUW), Oak Harbor, Washington, about 1500. In a written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), a witness, who was a rated pilot, located adjacent to the accident site reported observing an airplane approaching their position at an altitude of about 500 to 700 feet above the water as if the pilot was attempting to land in a nearby open field at the top of a cliff. The witness stated that as the airplane moved closer, they did not hear the engine and watched the airplane impact terrain just below a ridge line of a cliff and erupt into flames. He added that the entire time he saw the airplane, the landing gear was in the extended position and the flaps appeared to be retracted. A second witness, who was sitting in a parked car adjacent to the accident site reported that the pilot appeared to be attempting to land in an open prairie, however, the airplane impacted the ground about halfway up a bluff. The witness added that t
Probable cause
The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal evidence of preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
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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.
