| Crash location | 33.390000°N, 112.380000°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Buckeye, AZ
33.370320°N, 112.583777°W 11.8 miles away |
| Tail number | N8NW |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 09 Oct 2017 |
| Aircraft type | Nanchang China Cj 6 |
| Additional details: | None |
On October 9, 2017, about 1616 mountain standard time, an experimental Nanchang China CJ-6, N8NW, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing after a reported loss of engine power near Buckeye, Arizona. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The private pilot sustained serious injuries and the passenger sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight. The flight departed North Las Vegas Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, about 1500, Pacific daylight time, with a planned destination of Phoenix Goodyear Airport, Goodyear, Arizona.
According to the pilot, after he started his descent, the engine lost power. Unable to make an airport, he decided to land on a clearing at a nearby construction site. During the landing, the airplane's left wing struck an obstacle which caused the airplane to veer out of control.
The airplane was recovered to a secure storage facility for further examination.