# Accident 20020925026989A: Piper PA30, Gilford, NH, September 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2002, 11:25 local time
- Place: Gilford, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6314° N, 71.3606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6314&lon=-71.3606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7106Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7106Y-2006-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020925026989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2002 ABOUT 1125 HRS. AN AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN OVER LAKE WINNIPAUSAEKEE FLYING LEVEL, THEN PITCHED OVER IN A CORK SCREWING DIVE AND HIT THE WATER. DIVERS FOUND ONE BODY FLOATING ON THE SURFACE, WITH A PIECE OF WING AND SOME SMALL DEBRIS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FIVE DAYS LATER FROM EIGHTY FEET OF WATER. ON THE SIXTH DAY THE INSTRUCTOR WAS FOUND ON THE LAKE FLOOR SIXTY FEET FROM WHERE THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND. NTSB EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE AND DETERMINED NOSE LEFT ROTATION LOW ANGLE WATER IMPACT.

## 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 NYC02FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA196), Sep 25, 2002: Piper PA-30 (N7106Y), Gilford, NH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain airplane control, which resulted in an uncontrolled collision with water.

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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