# Accident 20190719015209A: Piper PA-46-310P, Poughkeepsie, NY, July 19, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2019, 13:34 local time
- Place: Poughkeepsie, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6267° N, 73.8842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6267&lon=-73.8842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811SK-2021-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-BE
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190719015209A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/19/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1834Z, AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM AKRON, OH TO RHODE ISLAND CONTACTED ATC AND WAS IN AN EMERGENCY STATUS DUE TO LOW FUEL AND WANTED TO DIVERT TO KPOU AIRPORT. WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL, DESCENDED AND CRASHED IN WOODS APPROXIMATELY 3/4 MILE SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 24.

EXTENT OF PIC'S INJURIES PREVENTED INTERVIEW AND MUCH INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN. AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED.

## 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 ERA19LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA231), Jul 19, 2019: Piper PA46 (N811SK), Poughkeepsie, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as the result of a higher-than-expected fuel quantity reduction. Contributing was the pilot’s continued flight away from his selected precautionary…

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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