What happened
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On 15 August 2012 at approximately 0723 EST N678DR, BE-36- A36TC departed alb IFR to pbg. Immediately after departure the pilot advised alb approach that he lost his engine. Approach asked the pilot if he would like to return to alb and he said he would land straight ahead. Approach lost radar and communications. Local law enforcement reports aircraft went down off privacy data omitted, Clifton Park, NY 12065. There was no postcrash fire, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage at impact into trees at 0727 EST. Fire department responders initially applied class a foam fire retardant followed by afff chemical due to a strong smell of 100LL avgas. Medical responders cut the lapbelt and shoulder harnesses of the right seat occupant in order to extricate the victims. The left seat occpant sustained critical injuries and was airlifted to albany medical center. The right seat occupant received fatal injuries at the accident site. The aircraft energy path was determined to be 320 degrees, with a distance of approximately 136 feet from aircraft initial impact point to the main wreckage. The distance from the initial ground scar to the main wreckage was approximately 46 feet, with the main wreckage oriented at 280 degrees. Once on scene FAA removed and disarmed the ELT, but could not determine if the unit was transmitting. The aircraft main battery separated at impact and was approximately 12 feet from the main wreckage.
As the FAA filed it
ON 15 AUGUST 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 0723 EST N678DR, BE-36- A36TC DEPARTED ALB IFR TO PBG. IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEPARTURE THE PILOT ADVISED ALB APPROACH THAT HE LOST HIS ENGINE. APPROACH ASKED THE PILOT IF HE WOULD LIKE TO RETURN TO ALB AND HE SAID HE WOULD LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD. APPROACH LOST RADAR AND COMMUNICATIONS. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN OFF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CLIFTON PARK, NY 12065. THERE WAS NO POSTCRASH FIRE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AT IMPACT INTO TREES AT 0727 EST. FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDERS INITIALLY APPLIED CLASS A FOAM FIRE RETARDANT FOLLOWED BY AFFF CHEMICAL DUE TO A STRONG SMELL OF 100LL AVGAS. MEDICAL RESPONDERS CUT THE LAPBELT AND SHOULDER HARNESSES OF THE RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT IN ORDER TO EXTRICATE THE VICTIMS. THE LEFT SEAT OCCPANT SUSTAINED CRITICAL INJURIES AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER. THE RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRCRAFT ENERGY PATH WAS DETERMINED TO BE 320 DEGREES, WITH A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 136 FEET FROM AIRCRAFT INITIAL IMPACT POINT TO THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THE DISTANCE FROM THE INITIAL GROUND SCAR TO THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46 FEET, WITH THE MAIN WRECKAGE ORIENTED AT 280 DEGREES. ONCE ON SCENE FAA REMOVED AND DISARMED THE ELT, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE UNIT WAS TRANSMITTING. THE AIRCRAFT MAIN BATTERY SEPARATED AT IMPACT AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE.
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