Plane Crash List

Morley AVID FLYER N318M

10 April 1986 · Spokane, Washington, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 10 April 1986 at about 20:45 local time, a Morley AVID FLYER registered N318M, operated by Daniel Morley, was involved in an accident near Spokane, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Spokane, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Felts Field (SFF)
Coordinates
47.6592, -117.4302
Aircraft
Morley AVID FLYER
Registration
N318M
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Daniel Morley
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Spokane → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA86LA099

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 1 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

WHILE ON A FIVE-MILE FINAL, A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. A LOOSE RIGHT MAGNETO CONTACTING THE FLYWHEEL MAGNET AND SHORTING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS FOUND. IN AN ATTEMPT TO MISS A RIVER IN THE APPROACH PATH TO THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A 180 DEGREE TURN WHICH RESULTED IN AN APPROACH STALL. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS NO STALL WARNING AND GUSTY WINDS WERE PRESENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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