# Accident 19941210041229A: Piper PA60600, Colonie, NY, December 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1994, 02:23 local time
- Place: Colonie, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BSYA
- Location: 42.7397° N, 73.7407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7397&lon=-73.7407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6069T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6069T-2007-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 7106001, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 335 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941210041229A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT WORKED AND FLEW LONG HOURS DAY AND NIGHT. INADEQUATE REST. SEVERE FATIGUE. DIVED INTO GROUND. NON MECHANICAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC95FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA042), Dec 10, 1994: Piper PA-60-600 (N6069T), Colonie, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, POSSIBLY FROM FALLING ASLEEP.

## Other reports on N6069T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890628038059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890628038059I), Jun 28, 1989: Piper PA60600 (N6069T), Baltimore, MD. No nose gear safe light when gear extended. Landed without incident. Micro switch had loose wires.
- [Incident 19860417027569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860417027569I), Apr 17, 1986: Piper PA60600 (N6069T), Pittsburgh, PA. Aircraft veered on landing. Found left main gear upper scissor link broke on landing. Undetected hairline crack.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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