Piper PA-23-250 N6008Y

Summary

On 14 March 2013 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N6008Y, operated by Jacko Joel N, was involved in an accident near Tyonek, Alaska, 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

14 March 2013 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Tyonek, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.0805, -151.1605

Aircraft

Piper PA-23-250

Registration

N6008Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Jacko Joel N

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Nondalton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC13LA033

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of engine power of both engines for reasons that could not be determined because the engines were not made available for examination.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that while in level cruise flight, he attempted to fly through a snow squall, and both engines began to run rough, followed by a total loss of engine power. After both engines lost power, he switched fuel tanks, opened the alternate engine air doors, turned on the auxiliary fuel pumps, and the left engine restarted. While making a turn toward the nearest airport, the left engine failed again, and he selected a clearing in the trees as a forced landing site. During the forced landing, the airplane impacted trees, and sustained substantial damage to wings and fuselage. The engines were not made available and were not examined, thus no determination was made as to why the engines lost power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.