# Accident 20020412005619A: Piper PA28181, April 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2002, 17:50 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7486° N, 74.1772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7486&lon=-74.1772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N288CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288CA-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020412005619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED N89 AND CONTINUED VISUAL FLIGHT INTO IMC. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW EASTERLY TOWARD THE MOHONK PRESERVE, IN THE AREA OF "UNDER CLIFF-OVER CLIFF", WHERE IT CRASHED INTO TREES AND TERRAIN RESULTING IN DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH FATAL INJURIES TO BOTH OCCUPANTS.

## 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 NYC02FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA082), Apr 12, 2002: Piper PA-28-181 (N288CA), Gardiner, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain sufficient altitude while maneuvering in a mountainous area, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Factors in the accident were, mountainous terrain,…

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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