# Accident 20140104005969A: Piper PA-28-180, Bronx, NY, January 4, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2014, 15:21 local time
- Place: Bronx, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8803° N, 73.9019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8803&lon=-73.9019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9409J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9409J-2018-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360- A3A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 135 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140104005969A

## Narrative

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

N9409J PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED DXR WITH 2 PASSENGERS ON 1/4/2014 AT 1924 HRS ZULU. PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS TO CONDUCT A SIGHT SEEING TOUR AROUND THE STATUE OF LIBERTY-NYC. AFTER ARRIVING ON SCENE HE MADE TWO TURNS AROUND THE STATUE WITH THE INTENT TO RETURN TO DXR. IN CONTACT WITH ATC HE ENTERED THE HUDSON VFR CORRIDOR, PROCEEDING N/B NORTH OF 50TH STREET NYC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DETECTED AN ENGINE LOSS OF POWER THROUGH ENGINE SOUND AND VERIFIED BY SCANNING THE RPM GAUGE. HE PROCEEDED TO PERFORM THE ENGINE LOSS OF POWER IN FLIGHT CHECKLIST AS PUBLISHED IN THE PIPER MANUFACTURES PILOT INFORMATION HANDBOOK. AFTER COMPLETING THE CHECKLIST THE AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT FAILED TO RESPOND TO THE CORRECTIVE PROCEDURES AND A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS EXPERIENCED. AT THIS TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PREPARED THE PASSENGERS AND THE AIRCRAFT FOR A FORCED LANDING ON THE MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY, BRONX NY. A HARD LANDING OCCURRED CAUSING COLLAPSE OF LANDING GEAR AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. PILOT AND REAR PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED; THE RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A MINOR LACERATION TO HER FOREHEAD.

## 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 ERA14LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA085), Jan 4, 2014: Piper PA-28-180 (N9409J), Bronx, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident engine examination or testing.

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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