Piper PA-20 N150KS

Summary

On 18 August 1996 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N150KS, operated by James K. Warnock, was involved in an accident near Mulino, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 August 1996 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Mulino, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Mulino (4S9)

Coordinates

45.1997, -122.5410

Aircraft

Piper PA-20

Registration

N150KS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James K. Warnock

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA96LA194

Nobody was injured.

loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was performing a series of touch-and-go landings. While climbing after his 5th tough-and-go, the engine lost power at about 150-200 feet above ground level. The pilot attempted an emergency landing on the remaining available runway, but there was insufficient runway remaining to stop. The pilot performed an intentional nose-over near the end of the runway in order to avoid rolling off a steep drop-off to a river about 100 feet below. Inspection and running of the engine did not reveal the reason for the loss of engine power. Sufficient fuel for the flight was available in the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.