Heinz RANS S-4 COYOTE N571K
11 January 2013 · Lake Pleasant, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 January 2013 at about 00:04 local time, a Heinz RANS S-4 COYOTE registered N571K, operated by Eric P. Heinz, was involved in an accident near Lake Pleasant, Arizona, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 00:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Pleasant, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Peoria (KP48)
- Coordinates
- 33.9239, -112.2344
- Aircraft
- Heinz RANS S-4 COYOTE
- Registration
- N571K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Eric P. Heinz
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Peoria → Peoria
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR13CA092
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that, after about 30 minutes of flight, he advanced the throttle and the engine went to idle power then stopped. He restarted the engine and determined that it would only operate at idle power before it stopped again. He was flying over rocky terrain and determined that the best option was to ditch the airplane in a nearby river. After ditching the airplane in the river, the pilot swam to shore. The airplane sank and will not be recovered.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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