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| Date: | Wednesday 8 February 1984 |
| Time: | 10:10 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II |
| Owner/operator: | Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall |
| Registration: | N36CA |
| MSN: | 31T-7920013 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1081 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Riviera, Bullhead City, Mohave County, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bullhead City Airport, Bullhead City, Arizona (FAA LID: P06) |
| John Wayne Airport, Santa Ana, California (SNA/KSNA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE APPROXIMATELY 8 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRPORT MANAGER HEARD UNICOM TRANSMISSION FROM N36CA, 'WE LOST AN ENGINE, WE'RE COMING BACK.' A WARNING HORN (POSSIBLY GEAR WARNING OR STALL HORN) WAS HEARD IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE TRANSMISSION.
WHEN N36CA FAILED TO RETURN, THE AIRPORT MANAGER CALLED THE SHERIFF & BEGAN SEARCHING IN HIS OWN AIRCRAFT. N36CA WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AFTER IT'S DEPARTURE. THE FORCED LANDING WAS IN A FLAT, WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH 22 DEGREES OF FLAPS EXTENDED. INITIAL IMPACT OCCURRED IN AREA OF 8 FOOT HIGH BRUSH. DISTANCE FROM INITIAL IMPACT TO FINAL REST WAS 595 FT ON HEADING OF 140 DEGREES.
ALTHOUGH RESTRAINED BY LAP BELT AND HARNESS, PILOT HIT HEAD ON CO-PILOT'S CONTROL YOKE DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE LEFT ENGINE TURBINE BLADE HAD FAILED IN FATIGUE. THE PILOT'S SON SAID HIS FATHER SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE IN-FLIGHT AND, AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO POWER ON EITHER ENGINE.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
TURBINE ASSEMBLY,TURBINE BLADE..FATIGUE
WRONG ENGINE SHUTDOWN..PERFORMED..PILOT IN COMMAND
INADEQUATE TRAINING(EMERGENCY PROCEDURE(S))..PILOT IN COMMAND
TURBINE ASSEMBLY,TURBINE BLADE..FAILURE,TOTAL
PROPELLER FEATHERING..NOT ATTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
EMERGENCY PROCEDURE..POOR..PILOT IN COMMAND"
Sources:
1. NTSB: NTSB Identification: LAX84FA170 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X38797&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=36CA
3. https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20001214X38797&AKey=1&RType=Summary&IType=FA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2016 22:59 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Aug-2017 17:10 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2017 16:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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