# Accident 20051023032849A: Cessna 411, East Hampton, NY, October 23, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2005, 13:40 local time
- Place: East Hampton, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9558° N, 72.1944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9558&lon=-72.1944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7345U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7345U-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 411 (registry code 2075902, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051023032849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 23, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1340 LOCAL TIME, PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL OF A CE-411-411, N7345U. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE EAST OF EAST HAMPTON AIRPORT (HTO) AT THE CORNER OF MILL LANE AND MIDDLE WAY. NUMEROUS WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAVING ENGINE TROUBLE WITH VISIBLE WHITE AND BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM ONE OF THE ENGINES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH ONLY A SINGLE ENGINE LAND RATING.

## 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 NYC06FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA015), Oct 23, 2005: Cessna 411 (N7345U), East Hampton, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, while maneuvering with the left engine inoperative. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the left engine, and the pilot's lack of multiengine…

## Other reports on N7345U (1)

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

- [Incident 19960327008549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960327008549I), Mar 27, 1996: Cessna 411 (N7345U), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft on local sales demo flight. Upon return to airport, aircraft cleared to land 9R. On landing rollout, left main gear collapsed, and the…

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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