# Accident 20121223027499A: Piper PA-28R-200, Slate Run, PA, December 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2012, 13:30 local time
- Place: Slate Run, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5000° N, 77.5764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5000&lon=-77.5764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2074T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2074T-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 325 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121223027499A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED YOUNGSTOWN ELSER METRO AIRPORT (4G4), BOUND FOR KINGSTON-ULSTER AIRPORT (20N), WAS OPERATING UNDER VFR AT 7,500 FEET MSL, AND WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM NEW YORK CENTER. THE ENGINE FAILED AND APPARENTLY SEIZED. AS THERE WERE NO AIRPORTS WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A CLEARING. HE DID NOT REACH THE CLEARING AND CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 ERA13LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA097), Dec 23, 2012: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2074T), Lock Haven, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reinstallation of improper connecting rods at engine overhaul, which resulted in abnormal wear of the connecting rod bearings; while the bearings did not meet the manufacturer’s specifications,…

## Other reports on N2074T (2)

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

- [Accident 19881029048579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881029048579A), Oct 29, 1988: Piper PA28R200 (N2074T), Dover, DE, Substantial damage. Oil on windshield and losing power. Landed on racetrack infield. Prop governor oil line fitting broke. Not secured
- [Accident 19760124002679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760124002679A), Jan 24, 1976: Piper PA28R200 (N2074T), Auburn, ME. Eng ignition switches in on position when plt moved prop by hand.

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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