# Accident 20040507009529A: Cessna T50, Sharon, MA, May 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2004, 14:46 local time
- Place: Sharon, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1058° N, 71.1750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1058&lon=-71.1750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45P-2007-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T-50 (registry code 2071302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T50
- Reported engine: LYC R680E3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040507009529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE STRIKING SEVERAL TREES. PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. SUSPECT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR REASONS TO BE DETERMINED. ATTACHMENTS: FORM 337 MAY 14, 1968, FORM 337, JUNE 30, 1991, PTRS ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ ISIS AIRMAN REPORT, WITNESS STATEMENT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE, AND NEW ENGLAND REGION OPERATIONS NOTIFICATION REPORT.

## 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 NYC04LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA118), May 7, 2004: Cessna T-50 (N45P), Sharon, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of power in one engine for undetermined reasons. Factors were the excessive weight, and degraded climb performance.

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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