# Accident 20071028829899A: Piper PA60601P, Lodi, NY, October 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2007, 13:45 local time
- Place: Lodi, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7194° N, 76.9411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7194&lon=-76.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717SB-2008-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071028829899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT ABOUT 1327 EDT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM KROC TO DANBURY, CT AT 5,000 FEET ALTITUDE IN IMC CONDITIONS AND JUST CLEARED THE EAST SHORE OF CUYUGA LAKE WHEN BOTH ENGINES BEGAN TO SURGE AND LOSE POWER. THE PILOT'S GPS ADVISED THAT THE NEAREST AIRPORT WAS PENN YAN, NY (PEO) AND A 180 DEGREE TURNBACK TO THE WEST WAS INITIATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUT INTO A DESCENT AND UPON BREAKING OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT 4,000 FEET, IT WAS APPARENT THAT PENN YAN WAS NOT REACHABLE. THE PILOT SET UP A MIDDLE-OF-THE-LAKE APPROACH FOR DITCHING IN A FRESHWATER LAKE (SENECA LAKE). THE DITCHING WAS SUCCESSFUL AND THE PILOT OPENED THE EMERGENCY WINDOW AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, INFLATED HIS LIFE RAFT AND ENTERED THE RAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUNK BELOW THE WATERLINE WITHIN ONE TO TWO MINUTES. THE PILOT WAS PICKED UP BY PLEASURE BOATERS AND TAKEN TO SHORE. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE DITCHING TOOK PLACE IN AN AREA OF THE LAKE THAT IS 600 FEET DEEP.

## 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 ANC08LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA010), Oct 28, 2007: Piper 601P (N717SB), Penn Yan, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undetermined reason.

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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