# Accident 20201002016079A: Socata TBM 700, Corfu, NY, October 2, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2020, 11:45 local time
- Place: Corfu, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9719° N, 78.3824° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9719&lon=-78.3824&mi=10
- Aircraft: N965DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N965DM-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TBM 700 (registry code 8682000, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A66D (registry code 52281, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a66d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM 700
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A66D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201002016079A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/02/2020 N965DM DEPARTED MHT FOR BUF. AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITHOUT RADIO COMMUNICATION BUF ATC WAS ABLE TO RAISE THE PIC. SHORTLY AFTER THIS CONTACT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A RAPID DECENT AND IMPACTED TERRAIN IN THE TOWN OF CORFU NY. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. AT THE CRASH SITE DEBRIS WAS SPREAD OVER A LARGE AREA WITH SOME LARGER PIECES IN THE TREES. SOME OF THE WRECKAGE SHOWED SIGNS OF AN INFLIGHT FIRE INTERNAL OF THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 ERA21LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA003), Oct 2, 2020: Socata TBM700 (N965DM), Corfu, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reasons during the descent to the destination airport.

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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