# Accident 20110509009241A: Piper PA-24-250, 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: N7757P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7757P-2012-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- 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/20110509009241A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FLYING PA-24-250, N7757P, DEPARTED RUNWAY 03 AT THE ORANGE COUNTY, NY (MGJ) AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1341L, WITHINAPPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE OF THE SECOND AIRCRAFT INVOLVED, PA-28-150, N5275L, FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO HE HAD DROPPED 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

- N5275L: [Accident 20110509009231A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110509009231A)

## 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-24-250 (N7757P), 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.

## Other reports on N7757P (5)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010529009789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010529009789I), May 29, 2001: Piper PA24250 (N7757P), Biddeford, ME, Minor damage. (-23)During an instructional flight, a soft-field landing was made on rwy 24, landing approx 500 feet from threhold, shortly after touchdown, aircraft started…
- [Incident 19950326008529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950326008529I), Mar 26, 1995: Piper PA24250 (N7757P), Portland, ME. Narrative: on March 26, 1995 at approximately 1623 EST, Mr. Clarence james, jr., PIC of N7757P, a Piper PA-24-250, prepared for landing on rwy 36 at pwm. After…
- [Incident 19820218005759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820218005759I), Feb 18, 1982: Piper PA24250 (N7757P), Abilene, TX, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Had tried to reset popped hot circuit breaker. Failed to use emergency gear.
- [Incident 19790121002779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790121002779I), Jan 21, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N7757P), San Angelo, TX, Minor damage. Pilot unable to fully extend landing gear. Bulkhead assembly aft of landing gear motor was broken.
- [Accident 19770702016859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770702016859A), Jul 2, 1977: Piper PA24250 (N7757P), Russellville, AR, Substantial damage

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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