# Accident 20170503006079A: Piper NAVAJO, Colton, NY, May 3, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2017, 20:32 local time
- Place: Colton, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 1QSF
- Location: 44.5651° N, 74.9467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5651&lon=-74.9467&mi=10
- Aircraft: C-GQAM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER NAVAJO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170503006079A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CYQB IN ROUTE TO CYHU. AIRCRAFT PASSED THROUGH MONTREAL TERMINAL AIRSPACE AND PILOT WAS UNRESPONSIVE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO HEAVILY WOODED AREA AT 327 WINDMILL ROAD, COLTON, NY. FIRE ENSUED AND AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. ONE ON BOARD WAS FATAL. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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