What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 16, 2006, approximately 1318 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N15507, was destroyed during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Avondale, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger, his son, was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight that departed new garden airport (N57),toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, about 1315. The airplane was examined at the site, and with the exception of a propeller blade, all major components were accounted for at the scene. A nearby resident later recovered the broken segment of the propeller.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 16, 2006, APPROXIMATELY 1318 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N15507, WAS DESTROYED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR AVONDALE, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE PASSENGER, HIS SON, WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED NEW GARDEN AIRPORT (N57),TOUGHKENAMON, PENNSYLVANIA, ABOUT 1315. THE AIRPLANE WAS EXAMINED AT THE SITE, AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A PROPELLER BLADE, ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AT THE SCENE. A NEARBY RESIDENT LATER RECOVERED THE BROKEN SEGMENT OF THE PROPELLER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.