# Accident 20110513029409A: Piper PA-22-150, Benezette, PA, May 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Place: Benezette, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3389° N, 78.3747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3389&lon=-78.3747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7603D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7603D-2017-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (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-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,650 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110513029409A

## Narrative

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

VFR FLIGHT N7603D DEPARTED CONTROLLED CRUISE FLIGHT. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT WITH ENGINE RUNNING. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN.NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE PIC.AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS LISTED IN BLOCK 31 WERE DERIVED FROM SPAS.  REMAINDER OF HOURS ALL UNKNOWN.  NO PILOT LOGBOOK FOUND AT SCENE, AND FAMILY WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE AIRMAN LOGBOOK.

## 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 ERA11FA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA299), May 13, 2011: Piper PA-22-150 (N7603D), Benezette, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence.

## Other reports on N7603D (1)

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

- [Incident 20070325004429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070325004429I), Mar 25, 2007: Piper PA22150 (N7603D), Clarksville, TN, Minor damage. (-23) The tail wheel aircraft landed in a 3 point attitude and swerved slightly right of centerline. The pilot corrected back to the left and lost directional…

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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