# Accident 20160716011109A: Piper PA-28R-201, Esperance, NY, July 16, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2016, 18:45 local time
- Place: Esperance, NY
- Airport: Hogan Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7806° N, 74.3319° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7806&lon=-74.3319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2241Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2241Q-2018-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360-3136C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160716011109A

## Narrative

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

07/16/2016 THE ALBANY FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO)INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT WITH AIRCRAFT N2241Q PIPER PA 28R-201 SERIAL NUMBER 28R-7737029. AT APPROXIMATELY 1845 EST THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HOGAN AIRPORT (NY05) ON A 2000 FT PAVED RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE WEST  WITH 4 SOLES ON BOARD. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT STARTED IN A SOUTHWARD TURN AND FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE TO AVOID DENSE WOODED AREA. THE AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED INTO THE DENSE WOODED AREA AND CAUGHT FIRE. THREE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED AND PILOT WAS AIRLIFTED TO ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER IN SERIOUS CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH IMPACT DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND TAIL SURFACES. BOTH PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT AFT AT GRADUAL ANGLES.

ATTEMPTED CONTACT OF SURVIVING PILOT THROUGH FAMILY MEMBERS. UNABLE TO MAKE CONTACT.

## 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 ERA16FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA257), Jul 16, 2016: Piper PA 28R-201 (N2241Q), Esperance, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight weight and balance and performance planning, which resulted in the airplane being over gross weight. Also causal were the pilot's decision not to use the entire…

## Other reports on N2241Q (3)

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

- [Incident 19861119071949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861119071949I), Nov 19, 1986: Piper PA28R201 (N2241Q), Greer, SC. Propeller struck an unlit caution sign. Taxiway was unlit and aircraft taxi light had burned out.
- [Incident 19790326011619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790326011619I), Mar 26, 1979: Piper PA28R201 (N2241Q), East Haddam, CT, Minor damage. Pilot landed downwind on a short runway. Ran off the end and gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19771118036899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771118036899A), Nov 18, 1977: Piper PA28R201 (N2241Q), Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. Bolt missing. Nr 2 connecting rod cap septd. Total time nr 2 conrod- 146HRS.

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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