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Brisbin PIENTENPOL AIRCAMPER N31131

14 November 1985 · Gig Harbor, Washington, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 14 November 1985 at about 20:00 local time, a Brisbin PIENTENPOL AIRCAMPER registered N31131 was involved in an accident near Gig Harbor, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Gig Harbor, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Tacoma Narrows (TIW)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Brisbin PIENTENPOL AIRCAMPER
Registration
N31131
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Tacoma → Port Orchard
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA86LA023

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. A 75 FOOT TREE WAS STRUCK WITH THE AIRCRAFT STRIKING THE GROUND NOSE FIRST AND THEN COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE ENGINE WAS TESTED AND RAN NORMALLY WITH NO ABNORMALITIES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EXTREMELY LOW COMPRESSION ON CYLINDERS TWO THROUGH FOUR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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