# Accident 20100616045089A: Piper PA-23, Rochester, MN, June 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2010, 23:50 local time
- Place: Rochester, MN
- Airport: Rochester International Airpor
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0095° N, 92.4702° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0095&lon=-92.4702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7SE-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100616045089A

## Narrative

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

N7SE, PIPER PA-23 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN CRUISE NEAR ROCHESTER, (RST) MN. REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER TO MSP CENTER. WAS DIRECTED TO RST. COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED. IMPACTED IN WOODED AREA 1.5 MILES NW OF RST. FIRE CONSUMED WRECKAGE AND 3 PERSONS (ALL) ON BOARD.

## 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 CEN10FA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA322), Jun 17, 2010: Piper PA-23 (N7SE), Rochester, MN, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power and the pilot's subsequent loss of control 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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