Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Coeur D'alene Air Terminal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Coeur D'alene, Idaho 83858
Monday, May 12, 2008 18:50 PDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The certified flight instructor (CFI) and private pilot undergoing instruction (PUI) had been flying for approximately 1.4 hours when they landed at the departure airport. The CFI requested that the PUI perform a short field takeoff. During the initial climb, the left engine lost power, the CFI confirmed the fuel selectors were on the main tanks, and they force-landed the airplane and impacted a vehicle. The CFI could not recall if the right engine also lost power. According to the CFI, the airplane had been fueled to capacity two days prior to the accident and had flown 2.8 hours when the accident occurred. The CFI said that both flights were flown extensively on the auxiliary tanks, but positioned to the main tanks approximately 5 minutes prior to landing and during the takeoff. Based on the fuel capacity of the airplane, adequate fuel should have been available in the airplane to conduct the flight. However, due to damage sustained during the impact sequence, the amount of fuel in each tank could not be confirmed. Examination of the engines and fuel systems revealed no pre-impact mechanical anomalies.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 5/12/2008 |
| Event Day of the Week | Monday |
| Time of Event | 1850 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Daylight Time |
| Event City | Coeur d'Alene |
| Event State | IDAHO |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 83858 |
| Event Date Year | 2008 |
| Event Date Month | 5 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 474627N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1164910W |
| Event Location Airport | Coeur d'Alene Air Terminal |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | COE |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0.5 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 2320 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | COE |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 2320 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 1 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | -- |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 11 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 1 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 160 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 9 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.14 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | 1 |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 24631 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Com Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | May 12 2008 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 19 2008 5:40PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | WP-GEG-FSDO |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N5885C |
| NTSB Number | SEA08LA134 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Hawker Beechcraft Corporation |
| Aircraft Model | E-55 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | TE868 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 5300 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Oct 10 2007 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 8 |
| Airframe Hours | 4869.1 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | C91 |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Hamid Wasti |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Coeur d' Alene |
| Aircraft Owner State | ID |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 83814 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | Action Flying |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 11405 N Airport Road |
| Operator City | Hayden |
| Operator State | ID |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 83835 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Instructional |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | COE |
| Departure City | Coeur d'Alene |
| Departure State | ID |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1730 |
| Departure Time Zone | PDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | COE |
| Destination City | Coeur d'Alene |
| Destination State | ID |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Takeoff |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 19 2008 5:34PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Since inspection or accident | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 05 |
| Runway Length | 7400 |
| Runway Width | 100 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |