# Accident 20060416005149A: Piper PA28140, Avondale, PA, April 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2006, 13:18 local time
- Place: Avondale, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8303° N, 75.7697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8303&lon=-75.7697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15507, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15507-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060416005149A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC06LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA097), Apr 16, 2006: Piper PA-28-140 (N15507), Avondale, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Separation of the propeller blade due to fatigue.

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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