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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Anton, NH · November 17, 1990

Date
November 17, 1990 · 16:45 local
Place
Anton, NH
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8473H
Reported as
Piper PA32R301
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total100 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Passenger reported engine quit. Pilot ditched in lake. Aircraft sank,pilot presumed drowned. No engine defects.

As the FAA filed it

PASSENGER REPORTED ENGINE QUIT. PILOT DITCHED IN LAKE. AIRCRAFT SANK,PILOT PRESUMED DROWNED. NO ENGINE DEFECTS.