# Accident 20091023023269A: Piper PA46350P, Zephrhills, FL, October 23, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2009, 20:18 local time
- Place: Zephrhills, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2731° N, 82.1039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2731&lon=-82.1039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98ZZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98ZZ-2018-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AE2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091023023269A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 23, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 2018 EDT, A PIPER PA-46-350P (98ZZ), CRASHED INTO THE WOODS ON THE WEST SIDE OF STATE HIGHWAY 98, APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 MILES NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD 54 IN PASCO COUNTY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A IFR FLIGHT FROM GNV TO LAL WITH A PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ONBOARD WHEN IT HAD DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.  THE PILOT, THOMAS SCOTT LONG, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 2687115, REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM.  TAMPA ATCT WAS TRYING TO VECTOR THE AIRCRAFT TO ZPH WHEN TAMPA ATCT LOST CONTACT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE AND THE THREE PEOPLE ONBOARD WERE FATAL.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 ERA10FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA028), Oct 24, 2009: Piper PA 46-350P (N98ZZ), Zephyrhills, FL, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during a night approach for undetermined reasons.

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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