Thursday, June 18, 2015

1 dead, 1 injured, when a Beech F35, N4224B, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb from the Snohomish County Airport (PAE), Everett, Washington.

NTSB Identification: WPR15FA181
 
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
 
Accident occurred Wednesday, June 10, 2015 in Everett, WA
 
Aircraft: BEECH F35, registration: N4224B
 
Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Serious.
 
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On June 10, 2015, about 0909 Pacific daylight time, a Beech F35, N4224B, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb from the Snohomish County Airport (PAE), Everett, Washington. 
 
The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The private pilot receiving instruction sustained serious injuries and the flight instructor was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The flight was originating at the time of the accident with an unknown destination.

Information obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) revealed that the pilot was cleared for takeoff on runway 16R at the alpha 4 intersection. Following an acknowledgement of the takeoff clearance, no further radio transmissions were heard from the pilot. Witnesses located adjacent to the accident site reported observing the airplane takeoff and settle below a tree line out of their line of sight.

Examination of the accident site by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) revealed that the airplane impacted terrain in an area of thick vegetation about 1,921 feet south of the departure end of runway 16R. All major structural components of the airplane were located at the accident site. The wreckage was recovered to a secure location for further examination.