A small twin-engine aircraft that made an emergency landing near Auburn, Washington on Saturday, April 18, had been flying regularly out of Murray Field in Eureka since at least January, according to flight tracking data.
The aircraft, a 1964 Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche registered as N741TJ, departed from Eureka earlier that day on what appears to have been a roughly two-and-a-half-hour flight north before encountering trouble in the Seattle area.
According to the Auburn Police Department, the pilot reported engine issues mid-flight and initially attempted to reach an airport in Renton before diverting toward Auburn. While approaching, the aircraft lost its second engine, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing at a construction site. The female pilot sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a hospital for evaluation. A male passenger was not injured…