# Accident 20060705022289A: Piper PA28R200, Block Island, RI, July 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2006, 12:15 local time
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Airport: Block Island State
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1656° N, 71.5903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1656&lon=-71.5903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5012S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5012S-2007-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 11,020 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060705022289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BLOCK ISLAND AIRPORT (BID) AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 HRS LOCAL FROM RUNWAY 28. TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. HEAVY RAIN AT THE TIME. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. THREE FATALITIES.

## 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 NYC06FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA169), Jul 5, 2006: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5012S), Block Island, RI, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight decision making and his failure to maintain terrain clearance during departure. Contributing, were low ceilings, rain, and thunderstorms.

## Other reports on N5012S (1)

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

- [Accident 19730522015739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730522015739A), May 22, 1973: Piper PA28R200 (N5012S), York Haven, PA, Substantial damage. Eng RPM dropped,eng rough. Nrs 182&4 plugs fouled,no spark.

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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