# Accident 20180602006819A: Piper PA-31-350, Amagansett, NY, June 2, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2018, 14:33 local time
- Place: Amagansett, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KR7A
- Location: 40.9834° N, 72.1301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amagansett, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9834&lon=-72.1301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41173, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41173-2020-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 562 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180602006819A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ON 6/2/18 THAT AN AIRCRAFT HAD WENT MISSING SOUTH OF AMAGANSETT, NY IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AT 1433L. HTO ATCT AND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT MADE ATTEMPTS TO RAISE ON THE RADIO TO NO AVAIL. USCG SENT OUT AN EMERGENCY NOTICE TO VESSELS IN THE AREA TO HELP SEARCH. VESSELS IMMEDIATELY FOUND FLOATING DEBRIS AND LIFEGUARDS ON SHORE WITH THE HELP OF USCG RECOVERED TWO DECEASED PASSENGERS IN THE WATER ABOUT 3/4 MILE OFFSHORE. THE DECEASED WERE PLACED ON THE BEACH FOR SUFFOLK ME TO RECOVER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING FROM KUUU TO KHTO AND WAS PRESUMABLY TRACKING THE GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28 OPERATING UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. THERE WERE REPORTS OF A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH IN THE AREA. RECOVERY EFFORTS TO FIND THE REMAINING 2 SOULS ON  BOARD ALONGWITH THE WRECKAGE LASTED 6 DAYS DUE TO WEATHER AND LARGE SEARCH AREA. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ALONGWITH THE BODY OF THE PIC ON 6/7 AND RECOVERED TO A NEARBY MARINA STORAGE. NTSB AND FAA PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE WRECKAGE ON 6/19 AND FOUND IT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH NOSE DOWN RIGHT WING LOW HIGH SPEED IMPACT TO THE WATER. THERE WERE NO AIRWORTHINESS CONCERNS WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE BODY OF THE FOURTH SOUL WAS NEVER RECOVERED.

## 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 ERA18LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA157), Jun 2, 2018: Piper PA 31 (N41173), Amagansett, NY, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly under a thunderstorm and a subsequent encounter with turbulence and restricted visibility in heavy rain, which resulted in a loss of control.

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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