# Accident 20091122051489A: Piper PA-28R-200, Wappinger, NY, November 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2009, 13:30 local time
- Place: Wappinger, NY
- Airport: Dutchess County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5872° N, 73.8872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5872&lon=-73.8872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345AT-2010-02-12) (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 PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091122051489A

## Narrative

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

MR. TIROSH, THE PIC OF N345AT, REPORTED TO NY TRACON THAT HE HAD AN "OIL PROBLEM" AND THAT THEY WERE DIVERTING TO DUTCHESS COUNTY AIRPORT (POU).  LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER HE REPORTED "WE JUST LOST THE ENGINE."  N345AT IMPACTED TREES AND CAME TO REST INVERTED WITHIN A FORESTED AND SWAMPY AREA 2.7 STATUTE MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE PIC SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH WHILE THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES THAT ULTIMATELY PROVED TO BE FATAL ON 12-01-09.

## 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 ERA10FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA074), Nov 22, 2009: Piper PA-28R-200 (N345AT), Wappinger, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a delamination of the No. 3 connecting rod bearing. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintenance inspection of the engine oil system.

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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