Piper PA-46-310P N87NF

Summary

On 3 January 2000 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA-46-310P registered N87NF was involved in an accident near Corning, Arkansas, United States. 5 people were 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

3 January 2000 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Corning, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

36.4092, -90.5790

Aircraft

Piper PA-46-310P

Registration

N87NF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Telluride → Atlanta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW00LA067

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A factor was the dark night light condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was cruising at flight level 270 (27,000 feet) in dark night IMC, when the pilot heard a 'muffled thump,' from the engine. He observed an 'immediate loss of power (torque 0/ng 20%),' declared an emergency to ATC, and was advised of the nearest airport. He attempted one air restart and two electrical restarts, but was unsuccessful. During the ensuing forced landing, the airplane entered VFR conditions descending through 5,000 feet, and came to rest in a field, in 3-5 feet of standing water, southeast of the airport. A review of the downloaded data from the engine trend monitor and examination of the engine and its components by Pratt and Whitney did not reveal any pre-impact anomalies that would have precluded normal operation prior to the loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.