# Accident 20140617024239A: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG, Patchogue, NY, June 17, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2014, 09:03 local time
- Place: Patchogue, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7889° N, 72.9725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7889&lon=-72.9725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N610MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N610MH-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG (registry code 5150011, https://openairdocs.org/model/columbia-aircraft-mfg-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-C (registry code 17246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLUMBIA AIRCRAFT MFG LC41-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140617024239A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED KFRG AT 0850 HOURS LOCAL TIME FOR A PART 91 VFR FLIGHT TO KISP.   PILOT INADVERTANTLY FLEW INTO IMC CONDITIONS SOUTHEAST OF KISP.  AT 0902 HOURS HE CONTACTED NEW YORK APPROACH AND REPORTED THAT HE "LOST VISIBILTY" AND WAS RETURNING TO KFRG. 0903 HOURS LOCAL TIME, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA.  PILOT WAS KILLED.

## 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 ERA14FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA292), Jun 17, 2014: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41 550FG (N610MH), East Patchogue, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and his decision to continue visual flight rules flight in instrument conditions, which resulted in a loss of…

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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