# Accident 20130127003049A: Piper PA-32-260, Yonkers, NY, January 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2013, 18:00 local time
- Place: Yonkers, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9567° N, 73.9017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9567&lon=-73.9017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1967E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1967E-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-E4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 10 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130127003049A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM TRENTON ROBINSVILLE AIRPORT N87 AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 AND FROM THERE SHE FLEW TO OLD BRIDGE AIRPORT 3N6 AND PICKED UP ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PASSENGER/STUDENT) FOR A RIDE IN HER NEW PLANE. THEY DEPARTED OLD BRIDGE AND WHILE FLYING NORTH ON THE HUDSON EXCLUSION AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 FEET THE ENGINE BEGIN TO SPUTTER, THE PIC IN AN ATTEMPT TO TROUBLE SHOOT TURNED CARBURETOR HEAT ON, THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE BECAME WORSE, AFTER 15 SECONDS PIC TURNED CARBURETOR HEAT OFF ENGINE("ENGINE BACK ALIVE") PERFORMANCE IMPROVED AIRCRAFT MADE A SHORT CLIMB THEN THE AIRCRAFT LOSS 90 PERCENT ENGINE POWER AND BEGAN TO DESCEND IN TO THE HUDSON RIVER. PILOT CALLED MAY DAY ON 121.PIC CHECKED FROM MEMORY- "MIXTURE- FULL, PROP -FULL, POWER -FULL, FUEL PUMP-ON, SWITCH FUEL TANK,CHECK MAGS THEN

PIC AND PASSENGER/STUDENT PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE HUDSON RIVER NEAR YONKERS NY. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN HUDSON RIVER HEADING NORTH, WEST OF GLEN WOOD TRAIN STATION IN YONKERS NY. . BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE REMOVED FROM THE RIVER AND TRANSPORTED TO JACOBI HOSPITAL. BOTH WERE BEING TREATED FOR HYPOTHERMIA AND MINOR BUMPS AND BRUISES.

## 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 ERA13LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA121), Jan 27, 2013: Piper PA-32-260 (N1967E), Yonkers, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the engine and associated components did not reveal any mechanical malfunction or failure that would…

## Other reports on N1967E (1)

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

- [Incident 19811102079629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811102079629I), Nov 2, 1981: Piper PA32260 (N1967E), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing to air cargo ramp struck taxiway light at corner of ramp and taxiway. Minor damage. Prop tip ripped.

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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