SAND POINT, AK, USA
N493CA
PIPER PA-32
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD HIGH OIL TEMP AND MODERATE VIBRATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT SAND POINT AND A COMPANY MECHANIC ARRIVED TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. THE OIL QUANTITY WAS CHECKED AND A RUN-UP PERFORMED. THE MECHANIC REPORTED THAT NO PROBELMS WERE FOUND SO HE RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT FOR FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET M.S.L., THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE WATER ABOUT 300 FEET FROM SHORE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT SANK INTO 80 TO 90 FEET OF WATER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT RECOVERED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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