14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, July 15, 2015 in Laurier, WA
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-151, registration: C-GDYN
Injuries: 1 Minor.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The pilot stated that while en route to his destination he became unsure about his position. He saw an airport and decided to land and reorient himself. During the landing the airplane touched down long and he could not stop the airplane, using full braking, before it departed the end of the runway and collided with trees. The wings were substantially damaged.
The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Date: 15-JUL-15
Time: 20:35:00Z
Regis#: CGDYN
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: Minor
Damage: Substantial
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Spokane FSDO-13
City: LAURIER
State: Washington
AIRCRAFT, CANADIAN REGISTRY, ON LANDING WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A TREE AND OVER AN EMBANKMENT, LAURIER, WA
LAURIER — A Canadian man was injured yesterday afternoon after his plane crashed south of the international border in Ferry County.
The crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, a spokesman from the Ferry County Sherriff’s Office said.
According to officials, the pilot took off from Nelson, B.C., en route to Vancouver, B.C., when the he experienced engine problems and attempted to land, but overshot the runway.
The pilot’s name was not immediately available.
The crash victim was transported to a Canadian hospital. The Sheriff’s Office could not confirm the extent of his injuries.
The Sheriff's Office and Joint Fire Protection District Ferry County No. 3 and Stevens County No. 8 responded to the scene.
The plane crash is the fourth in nine days in the region.
On July 11, two planes went down in the North Cascades, in unrelated incidents, killing four people. Another plane went down July 7 in the Osoyoos, B.C., area, injuring the pilot.
Authorities on Wednesday were busy recovering the bodies from the first two crashes.
In the first crash, a plane flying from Kalispell, Mont., to Lynden, Wash., went down in the North Cascade Mountains, killing the pilot and his wife, Leland Bowman, 62, and Sharon, 63, both of Marion, Mont.
The couples' 16-year-old step-granddaughter Autumn Veatch of Bellingham, survived the crash and walked for two days, before being found about 3 p.m. Monday near the Easy Pass Trailhead, west of Mazama along state Highway 20. She has since been treated at Three Rivers Hospital in Brewster and released.
In the second Saturday crash, a Minnesota couple's plane went down in a remote area of Whatcom County about 10 miles east of Acme. The couple was flying to Orcas Island, aviation officials said.
The crash site was located yesterday and search crews were attempting to recover the bodies.
Information on the couple was not available.
In the July 7 crash, a 45-year-old pilot from Osoyoos was injured when his plane lost power and went down on Canadian Highway 97. His name was not released.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cpl. Jason Bayda said the pilot tried to land on the highway but hit a tractor-trailer and slammed into a power pole.
The plane burst into flames on the edge of the roadway and the pilot sustained second- and third-degree burns over most of his body.
Source: http://www.omakchronicle.com
How sad, I used to own that plane. I flew it out of Carp airport near Ottawa.
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