# Accident 20130530009419A: Piper PA-28-140, Ellenville, NY, May 30, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2013, 11:15 local time
- Place: Ellenville, NY
- Airport: Joseph Y Resnick
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6842° N, 74.3514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6842&lon=-74.3514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5715F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5715F-2014-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (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-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 72 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130530009419A

## Narrative

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

THIS STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED THE ELLENVILLE AIRPORT AFTER A "PRACTICAL TEST" DISCONTINUANCE.  SHE DEPARTED SOUTHWEST ON RUNWAY 22, AND MADE A LEFT TURN TO AVOID OVERFLYING A SCHOOL JUST BEYOND THE AIRPORT BOUNDRY (THERE IS AN ESTABLISHED PROCDURE FOR THIS). SHE APPARENTLY DECIDED TO CLIMB UP THROUGH WHAT LOOKED LIKE A PASS (TO CLEAR A 2000' AGL RIDGE), HOWEVER SHE WAS UNABLE TO OUT CLIMB THE RAISING TERRAIN. WHEN SHE REALIZED A CRASH WAS IMMINENT, SHE STALLED THE AIRPLANE AND FELL INTO THE 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 ERA13CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA260), May 30, 2013: Piper PA-28-140 (N5715F), Ellenville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate preflight planning and failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

## Other reports on N5715F (1)

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

- [Incident 20050313009359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050313009359I), Mar 13, 2005: Piper PA28140 (N5715F), Montgomery, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On March 13, 2005 approximately 30 minutes after official sunset, a PA-28, N5715F, landed at Orange County Airport on rnwy 03. The runway lights were…

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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