# Accident 20040710020999A: Piper PA31350, Ticonderoga, NY, July 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2004, 09:05 local time
- Place: Ticonderoga, NY
- Airport: Ticonderoga Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VRWA
- Location: 43.8436° N, 73.5161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8436&lon=-73.5161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45032, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45032-2009-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 32,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD04FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040710020999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM WATERBURY-OXFORD (OXC) AIRPORT TO TICONEROGA AIRPORT (4B6) THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE TICONDEROGA (4B6) AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A HEAVILY WOODED LOCATION. THE TWO PERSONS ONBOARD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL POST CRASH FIRE THAT CONSUMED MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT. AN ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY OBVIOUS MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES.

## 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 IAD04FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04FA030), Jul 10, 2004: Piper PA-31-350 (N45032), Ticonderoga, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Reason for occurrence undetermined.

## Other reports on N45032 (3)

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

- [Incident 19900430021349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900430021349I), Apr 30, 1990: Piper PA31350 (N45032), Bedford, MA. Fire from right engine on climb, returned. Oil leak onto hot exhaust system from unsecured oil dipstick.
- [Incident 19841231071989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841231071989I), Dec 31, 1984: Piper PA31350 (N45032), Houston, TX. Engine cowling came loose on inboard side. Normal landing made. Cowling fastners were unlocked.
- [Incident 19841223073019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841223073019I), Dec 23, 1984: Piper PA31350 (N45032), Houston, TX. Noise and smoke from right engine. Aborted takeoff. Forward bearing oil seal in turbocharger failed.

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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