# Accident 20110509009231A: Piper PA-28-180, Wawayanda, NY, May 9, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2011, 13:50 local time
- Place: Wawayanda, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3906° N, 74.4197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3906&lon=-74.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5275L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5275L-2016-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110509009231A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FLYING PA-28-180, N5275L DEPARTED RUNWAY 03 AT THE ORANGE COUNTY, NY (MGJ) AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1341L, WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE OF THE SECOND AIRCRAFT INVOLVED, PA-24-250, N7757P, FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO HAD DROPPED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OFF AT MGJ TO PICK UP N5275L ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER.  IT IS BELIEVED THAT BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE RETURNING TO THE SUSSEX (FWN) AIRPORT.  RADAR PLOT DATA INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT IN TRAIL, WITH THE SECOND AIRCRAFT CLOSURE SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 25 KTS.  THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER AT 2000'MSL.  N5275L CRASHED INVERTED IN A WOODED AREA AND DID NOT BURN.  N7757P CRASHED APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER MILE AWAY AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. AMENDED 10/19/2011: ADDED N# OF SECOND AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7757P: [Accident 20110509009241A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110509009241A)

## 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 ERA11FA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA291), May 9, 2011: Piper PA-28-180 (N5275L), New Hampton, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The PA24 pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from the PA28, resulting in an in-flight collision. Contributing to the accident was the PA24 pilot's decision to overtake the PA28.

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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