# Accident 20120819018819A: Socata TB 10, Shirley, NY, August 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2012, 11:50 local time
- Place: Shirley, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8197° N, 72.8667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8197&lon=-72.8667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5542Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5542Z-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB 10 (registry code 8680696, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB 10
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA514](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA514) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120819018819A

## Narrative

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

A/C DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 33 AT HWV BROOKHAVEN AIRPORT AND SUSTAINED A POWER LOSS DURING CLIMB OUT. A/C BEGAN A LEFT TURN AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK TREES AND THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1.7 MILES NORTH  WEST OF BROOKHAVEN AIRPORT.

## 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 ERA12FA514](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA514), Aug 19, 2012: Socata TB 10 (N5542Z), Shirley, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot/owner's operation of the airplane with known deficiencies, and the mechanic's failure to reattach the mixture control cable to the mixture control arm following maintenance of the…

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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