# Accident 19961204046929A: Piper PA32260, Claverack, NY, December 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1996, 01:30 local time
- Place: Claverack, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2197° N, 73.7206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2197&lon=-73.7206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3324W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3324W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961204046929A

## Narrative

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

(-16) THERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE A VIOLATION PENDING FINAL DETERMINATION OF C AUSE OF ENGINE POWER LOSS.

## 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 IAD97LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA027), Dec 4, 1996: Piper PA-32-260 (N3324W), Claverack, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N3324W (1)

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

- [Incident 19810828066129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810828066129I), Aug 28, 1981: Piper PA32260 (N3324W), Fremont, OH, Minor damage. Electrical failure at cruise. Landed. Found voltage regulator failure.

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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