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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Setauket, NY · February 20, 2016

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Date
February 20, 2016 · 23:05 local
Place
Setauket, NY
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N29099
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA16LA109
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
3
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,840 total1,400 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days
N29099Registration cancelled Mar 13, 2018 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7990437 · Built 1979Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed from republic airport (frg) at approximately 1430 local on Saturday 02/20/2016 with the PIC and 3 passengers. The PIC / CFI was providing flight instruction to the left seat passenger. The aircraft landed without issue at approximately 1545 local time at fitchburg municipal airport (fit) in fitchburg mass. The pilot and 3 passengers departed (fit) fitchburg municipal airport, fitchburg ma. At approximately 2100 local intending to fly fit-frg via the Connecticut coast to (bdr) bridgeport and then south across the li sound to republic airport (frg).

The aircraft was aloft approximately 2 hrs in the vicinity of 4-5 miles east of the northport stacks when the pilot experienced a loss of power for unknown reason and eventually performed a power off emergency landing to the west side of port jefferson harbor landing in the water. The pilot and 3 passengers were able to exit the aircraft. The pilot, front seat passenger and one of the rear seat passengers made it to the shoreline and were rescued by local police and EMS. One of the rear seat passengers has not been recovered.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM REPUBLIC AIRPORT (FRG) AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 LOCAL ON SATURDAY 02/20/2016 WITH THE PIC AND 3 PASSENGERS. THE PIC / CFI WAS PROVIDING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO THE LEFT SEAT PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ISSUE AT APPROXIMATELY 1545 LOCAL TIME AT FITCHBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (FIT) IN FITCHBURG MASS. THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS DEPARTED (FIT) FITCHBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FITCHBURG MA.AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 LOCAL INTENDING TO FLY FIT-FRG VIA THE CONNECTICUT COAST TO (BDR) BRIDGEPORT AND THEN SOUTH ACROSS THE LI SOUND TO REPUBLIC AIRPORT (FRG).

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALOFT APPROXIMATELY 2 HRS IN THE VICINITY OF 4-5 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHPORT STACKS WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASON AND EVENTUALLY PERFORMED A POWER OFF EMERGENCY LANDING TO THE WEST SIDE OF PORT JEFFERSON HARBOR LANDING IN THE WATER. THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT, FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AND ONE OF THE REAR SEAT PASSENGERS MADE IT TO THE SHORELINE AND WERE RESCUED BY LOCAL POLICE AND EMS. ONE OF THE REAR SEAT PASSENGERS HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA16LA109Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPort Jefferson, NYThe flight instructor's inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Feb 21, 2016 · Substantial damage