Piper PA 28-235 N9398W

Summary

On 12 November 2016 at about 23:40 local time, a Piper PA 28-235 registered N9398W was involved in an accident near Taylor, Arizona, United States. 2 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

12 November 2016 at 23:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Taylor, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

34.4547, -110.0575

Aircraft

Piper PA 28-235

Registration

N9398W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1968

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Taylor → Taylor

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR17LA020

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that, after demonstrating emergency descent procedures to the student pilot during an instructional flight, he applied engine power to recover from the simulation, but the engine had experienced a total loss of power. After performing troubleshooting steps, which did not restore full power, the instructor performed a forced landing. During the landing roll, the airplane struck a berm and sustained substantial damage. The airplane's most recent annual inspection was completed about 14 months before the accident; however, postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation, and the engine performed with no anomalies during a subsequent test run. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.