# Accident 20220317003899A: Piper PA-30, Pond Creek, OK, March 17, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2022, 16:38 local time
- Place: Pond Creek, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6287° N, 97.8876° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6287&lon=-97.8876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8357Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8357Y-2023-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220317003899A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1638 HRS CDT, ON MARCH 17,2022, A WITNESS REPORTED HEARING WHAT SOUNDED LIKE ENGINES REVVING. HE LOOKED UP, SAW THE AIRCRAFT COMING STRAIGHT DOWN AND VIDEOED THE LAST 8 SECONDS BEFORE IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A RIGHT-HAND NOSE DOWN SPIN. THE VIDEO SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT UP TO THE MOMENT OF IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN, THEN DISAPPEARED IN THE TALL GRASS. IN THE VIDEO, THE AIRCRAFT?S AFT FUSELAGE AND EMPENNAGE WERE SEPARATED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE AND RESTED INVERTED ON A 047° HEADING AT APPROXIMATE COORDINATES OF 37°36?53?N AND 097° 54?30?W.

## 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 CEN22FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA145), Mar 17, 2022: Piper PA-30 (N8357Y), Pond Creek, OK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control of the airplane, resulting in an in-flight breakup.

## Other reports on N8357Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19890917055029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890917055029I), Sep 17, 1989: Piper PA30 (N8357Y), York, NE, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Handle was down and breaker popped. Thought gear unsafe horn was stall warning horn.

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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