20060103031209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Yonkers, NY · January 3, 2006

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Date: January 3, 2006 · 11:15 local
Place: Yonkers, NY
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2759M
Reported as: Piper PA28161
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 117 total90 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N2759MRegistration cancelled Jan 17, 2018 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7816307 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N2759M was substantially damaged while ditching in the hudson river, following a total loss of engine power in cruise flight near Yonkers, new york. The flight instructor was familiarizing the private pilot with operating in the visual flight rules (VFR) corridor along the hudson river. The airplane was in cruise flight about 900 feet AGL, traveling north over the river, when the engine sputtered and lost all power. The aircraft sank and was unable to be located or recovered.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N2759M WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE DITCHING IN THE HUDSON RIVER, FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT NEAR YONKERS, NEW YORK. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS FAMILIARIZING THE PRIVATE PILOT WITH OPERATING IN THE VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CORRIDOR ALONG THE HUDSON RIVER. THE AIRPLANE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT ABOUT 900 FEET AGL, TRAVELING NORTH OVER THE RIVER, WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND LOST ALL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT SANK AND WAS UNABLE TO BE LOCATED OR RECOVERED.