North American AT 6C accident near Buckley, WA
On June 4, 2014, a North American AT 6C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Buckley, WA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 4, 2014
- Place
- Buckley, WA
- Aircraft
- North American AT 6C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 47.175°N, 122.086°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140604X00747
Official records · WPR14FA226
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 4, 2014, about 1530 Pacific daylight time, a North American AT-6C, N13372, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees and terrain following a loss of engine power near South Prairie Airport (02WA), Buckley, Washington. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The airline transport rated pilot, who was seated in the front seat, and the airline transport pilot rated passenger who was seated in the aft seat, were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The flight originated from 02WA about 2 minutes prior to the accident. Family members of both the pilot and passenger reported to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) that the airplane had recently been sold to the pilot by the passenger, and the flight was part of a local checkout flight. Family members further reported that the pilot and passenger had conducted a local flight earlier in the day of the accident, which lasted about 1 to 1.5 hours before they had returned for lunch. Multiple witnesses located in the vicinity of the departure airport and accident site reported observing the airplane takeoff from runway 34, and the engine sounded normal. About 15 to 30 seconds after the airplane had passed the departure end of the runway, witnesses heard the engine begin to "sputter." Witnesses stated that they continued to observe the airplane initiate a right turn to an easterly heading followed by a left
Probable cause
The loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb for reasons that could not be determined during a postaccident examination of the airplane.
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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.
